Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2008 APS March Meeting

Volume 53, Number 2

Monday–Friday, March 10–14, 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana

Session Index

Session W13: Quantum Monte Carlo	Show Abstracts
Sponsoring Units: DCOMP Chair: Matthias Troyer, ETH Zurich Room: Morial Convention Center 204

Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:30PM - 2:42PM		W13.00001: The Continuous Time Quantum Monte Carlo method as a cluster solver in the Dynamical Cluster Approximation Karlis Mikelsons, Alexandru Macridin, Mark Jarrell, Emanuel Gull, Matthias Troyer, Sebastian Fuchs, Thomas Pruschke Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:42PM - 2:54PM		W13.00002: Continuous-time method for quantum impurity models Emanuel Gull, Philipp Werner, Olivier Parcollet, Matthias Troyer Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:54PM - 3:06PM		W13.00003: Progress in the study of Molecular Hydrogen$-$Benzene binding$^\dagger$ Todd D. Beaudet, Michele Casula, Jeongnim Kim, Richard M. Martin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:06PM - 3:18PM		W13.00004: Geometry optimization with a noisy potential energy surface Jeffrey Grossman, Lucas Wagner Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:18PM - 3:30PM		W13.00005: Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of NiO Ryo Maezono, Mike D. Towler, Richard. J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		W13.00006: Efficient orbital storage and evaluation for quantum Monte Carlo simulations of solids Kenneth Esler Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		W13.00007: Triplet pairings and fermion wave functions nodal topologies Lubos Mitas, Michal Bajdich, Shuming Hu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		W13.00008: Compact and accurate quantum Monte Carlo wave functions for first-row atoms F. R. Petruzielo, Julien Toulouse, W. A. Al-Saidi, C. J. Umrigar, R. G. Hennig Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		W13.00009: A DQMC study of cohesion energy of small Li clusters based on an RVB nodal structure Daniel Nissenbaum, Leonardo Spanu, Claudio Attaccalite, Bernardo Barbiellini, Arun Bansil Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		W13.00010: An Improved Pressure Estimator for quantum Monte Carlo Jeremy McMinis, Jeongnim Kim, David Ceperley, Carlo Pierleoni Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		W13.00011: The Model Periodic Coulomb interaction in k-space: modelling the spherically averaged structure factor Rene Gaudoin, Idoia Gurtubay, Txema Pitarke Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		W13.00012: Backflow transformation improves QMC calculations of silicon self-interstitial defects William D. Parker, Kevin P. Driver, John W. Wilkins, Richard G. Hennig Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		W13.00013: Density Dependence of Fixed-Node Errors Kevin Rasch, Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		W13.00014: Slater determinant and pfaffian expansions for wave functions in electronic structure quantum Monte Carlo Michal Bajdich, Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2008 APS March Meeting

Volume 53, Number 2

Monday–Friday, March 10–14, 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana

Session Index

Session W13: Quantum Monte Carlo

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