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20152026
most citedRecent developments in the PySCF program package

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physics.chem-ph2026

A Diagrammatic Route to Multi-Reference GW for Strongly Correlated Molecules

Yuqi Wang, Wei-Hai Fang, Zhendong Li

The GW approximation is a cornerstone of many-body perturbation theory for computing single-particle excitations, yet it can fail qualitatively in strongly correlated systems where…

physics.chem-ph2026

Spin-adapted neural network backflow for symmetry-preserving simulations of strongly correlated electrons

Yunzhi Li, Zibo Wu, Bohan Zhang +2

Strongly correlated molecules often contain dense manifolds of low-lying spin states, making total-spin symmetry essential for predictive electronic-structure theory. Neural-networ…

physics.chem-ph2026★ 1 cited

Classical computational simulation of the FeMo-cofactor model to chemical accuracy and its implications

Huanchen Zhai, Chenghan Li, Xing Zhang +3

We use classical computational methods to estimate the ground-state energy to chemical accuracy in a model of the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase which is widely studied as a target o…

physics.chem-ph2025

Spin-adapted open-shell time-dependent density functional theory: towards a simple and accurate method for spin-flip-down excitations

Hewang Zhao, Zhendong Li

A major challenge in using spin-flip time-dependent density functional theory (SF-TD-DFT) for spin-flip-down excitations is the presence of spin contamination. While several improv…

quant-ph2025

Representational power of selected neural network quantum states in second quantization

Zhendong Li, Tong Zhao, Bohan Zhang

Neural network quantum states emerge as a promising tool for solving quantum many-body problems. However, its successes and limitations are still not well-understood in particular…

physics.chem-ph2025

Hybrid tensor network and neural network quantum states for quantum chemistry

Zibo Wu, Bohan Zhang, Wei-Hai Fang +1

Neural network quantum states (NQS) have emerged as a powerful and flexible framework for addressing quantum many-body problems. While successful for model Hamiltonians, their appl…

physics.chem-ph2025★ 2 cited

Multi-set variational quantum dynamics algorithm for simulating nonadiabatic dynamics on quantum computers

Jingjing Li, Weitang Li, Xiaoxiao Xiao +4

Accelerating quantum dynamical simulations with quantum computing has received considerable attention but remains a significant challenge. In variational quantum algorithms for qua…

quant-ph2025★ 4 cited

Quantum-assisted variational Monte Carlo

Longfei Chang, Zhendong Li, Wei-Hai Fang

Solving the ground state of quantum many-body systems remains a fundamental challenge in physics and chemistry. Recent advancements in quantum hardware have opened new avenues for…

quant-ph2024★ 7 cited

Generalized many-body perturbation theory for the electron correlation energy: multi-reference random phase approximation via diagrammatic resummation

Yuqi Wang, Wei-Hai Fang, Zhendong Li

Many-body perturbation theory (MBPT) based on Green's functions and Feynman diagrams provides a fundamental theoretical framework for various \emph{ab initio} computational approac…

quant-ph2024★ 10 cited

MindSpore Quantum: A User-Friendly, High-Performance, and AI-Compatible Quantum Computing Framework

Xusheng Xu, Jiangyu Cui, Zidong Cui +36

We introduce MindSpore Quantum, a pioneering hybrid quantum-classical framework with a primary focus on the design and implementation of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) alg…

quant-ph2024

Quantum computation of conical intersections on a programmable superconducting quantum processor

Shoukuan Zhao, Diandong Tang, Xiaoxiao Xiao +7

Conical intersections (CIs) are pivotal in many photochemical processes. Traditional quantum chemistry methods, such as the state-average multi-configurational methods, face comput…

physics.chem-ph2023★ 2 cited

A distributed multi-GPU ab initio density matrix renormalization group algorithm with applications to the P-cluster of nitrogenase

Chunyang Xiang, Weile Jia, Wei-Hai Fang +1

The presence of many degenerate orbitals makes polynuclear transition metal compounds such as iron-sulfur clusters in nitrogenase challenging for state-of-the-art quantum che…

quant-ph2023★ 4 cited

Physics-Constrained Hardware-Efficient Ansatz on Quantum Computers that is Universal, Systematically Improvable, and Size-consistent

Xiaoxiao Xiao, Hewang Zhao, Jiajun Ren +2

Variational wavefunction ansätze are at the heart of solving quantum many-body problems in physics and chemistry. Previous designs of hardware-efficient ansatz (HEA) on quantum com…

physics.chem-ph2022★ 5 cited

Time-reversal symmetry adaptation in relativistic density matrix renormalization group algorithm

Zhendong Li

In the nonrelativistic Schrödinger equation, the total spin and spin projection are good quantum numbers. In contrast, spin symmetry is lost in the presence of spin-depende…

quant-ph2022★ 51 cited

Variational Quantum Computation of Molecular Linear Response Properties on a Superconducting Quantum Processor

Kaixuan Huang, Xiaoxia Cai, Hao Li +12

Simulating response properties of molecules is crucial for interpreting experimental spectroscopies and accelerating materials design. However, it remains a long-standing computati…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 18 cited

Expressibility of comb tensor network states (CTNS) for the P-cluster and the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase

Zhendong Li

Polynuclear transition metal complexes such as the P-cluster and the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase with eight transition metal centers represent a great challenge for current electr…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 1 cited

Structured eigenvalue problems in electronic structure methods from a unified perspective

Zhendong Li

In (relativistic) electronic structure methods, the quaternion matrix eigenvalue problem and the linear response (Bethe-Salpeter) eigenvalue problem for excitation energies are two…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 1.2k cited

Recent developments in the PySCF program package

Qiming Sun, Xing Zhang, Samragni Banerjee +46

PYSCF is a Python-based general-purpose electronic structure platform that both supports first-principles simulations of molecules and solids, as well as accelerates the developmen…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 48 cited

Quantum computation of molecular response properties

Xiaoxia Cai, Wei-Hai Fang, Heng Fan +1

Accurately predicting response properties of molecules such as the dynamic polarizability and hyperpolarizability using quantum mechanics has been a long-standing challenge with wi…

physics.chem-ph2019★ 13 cited

Stochastic many-body perturbation theory for electron correlation energies

Zhendong Li

Treating electron correlation more accurately and efficiently is at the heart of the development of electronic structure methods. In the present work, we explore the use of stochas…

physics.chem-ph2019

Stimulated X-ray Raman and Absorption Spectroscopy of Iron-Sulfur Dimers

Daeheum Cho, Jeremy R. Rouxel, Shaul Mukamel +2

Iron-sulfur complexes play an important role in biological processes such as metabolic electron transport. A detailed understanding of the mechanism of long range electron transfer…

physics.chem-ph2018★ 106 cited

Electronic landscape of the P-cluster of nitrogenase as revealed through many-electron quantum wavefunctions

Zhendong Li, Sheng Guo, Qiming Sun +1

The electronic structure of the nitrogenase metal cofactors is central to nitrogen fixation. However, the P-cluster and iron molybdenum cofactor, each containing eight irons, have…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 169 cited

Low rank representations for quantum simulation of electronic structure

Mario Motta, Erika Ye, Jarrod R. McClean +4

The quantum simulation of quantum chemistry is a promising application of quantum computers. However, for N molecular orbitals, the gate complexity of performing…

physics.chem-ph2018

A Perturbative Density Matrix Renormalization Group Algorithm for Large Active Spaces

Sheng Guo, Zhendong Li, Garnet Kin-Lic Chan

We describe a low cost alternative to the standard variational DMRG (density matrix renormalization group) algorithm that is analogous to the combination of selected configuration…