Variation After Response in Quantum Monte Carlo
arXiv:1605.09438 · doi:10.1063/1.4961686
Abstract
We present a new method for modeling electronically excited states that overcomes a key failing of linear response theory by allowing the underlying ground state ansatz to relax in the presence of an excitation. The method is variational, has a cost similar to ground state variational Monte Carlo, and admits both open and periodic boundary conditions. We present preliminary numerical results showing that, when paired with the Jastrow antisymmetric geminal power ansatz, the variation-after-response formalism delivers accuracies for valence and charge transfer single excitations on par with equation of motion coupled cluster, while surpassing even this very high-level method's accuracy for excitations with significant doubly excited character.
5 pages, 5 figures
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