Romelia Salomon-Ferrer

Zori 1.0: A parallel quantum Monte Carlo electronic structure package

The Zori 1.0 package for electronic structure computations is described. Zori performs variational and diffusion Monte Carlo computations as well as correlated wave function optimization. This article presents an overview of the implemented methods and code capabilities.

A Sparse Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Local Energy in Quantum Monte Carlo

A new algorithm is presented for the sparse representation and evaluation of Slater determinants in the quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method. The approach, combined with the use of localized orbitals in a Slater‐type orbital basis set, significantly extends the size molecule that can be treated with the QMC method. Application of the algorithm to systems containing up to 390 electrons confirms that the cost of evaluating the Slater determinant scales linearly with system size.

Quantum Monte Carlo study of first-row atoms using transcorrelated variational Monte Carlo trial functions

The effect of using the transcorrelated variational Monte Carlo (TC-VMC) approach to construct a trial function for fixed node diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) energy calculations has been investigated for the first-row atoms, Li to Ne. The computed energies are compared with fixed node DMC energies obtained using trial functions constructed from Hartree-Fock and density functional levels of theory. Despite major VMC energy improvement with TC-VMC trial functions, no improvement in DMC energy was observed using these trial functions for the first-row atoms studied. The implications of these results on the nodes of the trial wave functions are discussed.

Reagents for electrophilic amination: A quantum Monte Carlo study

Electrophilic amination is an appealing synthetic strategy to construct carbon-nitrogen bonds. The authors explore the use of the quantum Monte Carlo method and a proposed variant of the electron pair localization function--the electron pair localization function density--as a measure of the nucleophilicity of nitrogen lone pairs as a possible screening procedure for electrophilic reagents.

Creating a GUI for Zori, a Quantum Monte Carlo Program

Rappture is a new GUI development kit that enables developers to build I/O interfaces for specific applications. In this article,, the authors describe the Rappture toolkits use in generating a GUI for the Zori computer code.

Recent Developments in Quantum Monte Carlo: Methods and Applications

The quantum Monte Carlo method in the diffusion Monte Carlo form has become recognized for its capability of describing the electronic structure of atomic, molecular and condensed matter systems to high accuracy. This talk will briefly outline the method with emphasis on recent developments connected with trial function construction, linear scaling, and applications to selected systems.