Configuration interaction approaches for solving quantum impurity models

Abstract

We develop several configuration interaction approaches for characterizing the electronic structure of an adsorbate on a metal surface (at least in model form). When one can separate adsorbate from substrate, these methods can achieve a reasonable description of adsorbate on-site electron-electron correlation in the presence of a continuum of states. While the present paper is restricted to the Anderson impurity model, there is hope that these methods can be extended to ab initio Hamiltonians, and provide insight into the structure and dynamics of molecule-metal surface interactions.

arXiv comment23 pages, 5 figures

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