Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 APS March Meeting

Monday–Friday, March 13–17, 2006; Baltimore, MD

Session Index

Session U27: Computational Methods: Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics I	Show Abstracts
Sponsoring Units: DCMP Chair: Andrew Williamsom, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Room: Baltimore Convention Center 324

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U27.00001: Density-Matrix Based Fixed-Node and Fixed-Phase Approximation for Quantum Monte Carlo John Shumway Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U27.00002: Worm algorithm for continuous-space Path Integral Monte Carlo simulations Massimo Boninsegni, Nikolay Prokof'ev, Boris Svistunov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U27.00003: Green's function analysis of path integral Monte Carlo molecular simulations Daejin Shin, John Shumway Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U27.00004: Energy Optimization of Many-Body Wave Functions: Application to Silicon Interstitial Defects W. D. Parker, K. P. Driver, R. G. Hennig, J. W. Wilkins, C. J. Umrigar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U27.00005: Study of Atoms and Molecules with Auxiliary-Field Quantum Monte Carlo Wirawan Purwanto, Malliga Suewattana, Henry Krakauer, Shiwei Zhang, Eric J. Walter Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U27.00006: Auxiliary field quantum Monte Carlo study of transition metal and post-d group atoms and molecules Henry Krakauer , Wissam A. Al-Saidi, Shiwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U27.00007: Accuracy of the pseudopotential and fixed-node approximations for C$_2$, Si$_2$ and defects in crystalline Si Richard G. Hennig, Cyrus J. Umrigar, Julien Toulouse, John W. Wilkins Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U27.00008: Structure of fermion nodes and nodal cells for QMC wave functions Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U27.00009: Multi-pfaffian pairing wave functions for quantum Monte Carlo Michal Bajdich, Lubos Mitas, Kevin E. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U27.00010: Backflow transformations in inhomogeneous systems Pablo Lopez Rios, Andrea Ma, Neil D. Drummond, Richard J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U27.00011: The equation of state of diamond from quantum Monte Carlo calculations Ryo Maezono, Andrea Ma, Mike D. Towler, Neil D. Drummond, Richard J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U27.00012: Improved estimators for quantum Monte Carlo calculation of spherically averaged intracule densities Julien Toulouse, Roland Assaraf, Cyrus Umrigar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U27.00013: Accurate energy differences with Quantum Monte Carlo Simone Chiesa, David Ceperley, Jeongnim Kim, Richard Martin Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 APS March Meeting

Monday–Friday, March 13–17, 2006; Baltimore, MD

Session Index

Session U27: Computational Methods: Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics I

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