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cond-mat.str-el2026

Excited state optimization for strongly correlated quantum defects using ensemble variational Monte Carlo

Kevin G. Kleiner, Lucas K. Wagner

The paper applies ensemble variational Monte Carlo to optimize excited‑state wavefunctions of strongly correlated point defects such as NV and SiV centers in diamond and Fe/Cr impu…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Particle-hole asymmetric phases in doped twisted bilayer graphene

Run Hou, Shouvik Sur, Lucas K. Wagner +1

Despite much theoretical work, developing a comprehensive ab initio model for twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) has proven challenging due to the inherent trade-off between accurately…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Expressivity of determinantal ansatzes for neural network wave functions

Ni Zhan, William A. Wheeler, Gil Goldshlager +3

Neural network wave functions have shown promise as a way to achieve high accuracy on the many-body quantum problem. These wave functions most commonly use a determinant or sum of…

physics.comp-ph2025

Reproducibility of fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo across diverse community codes: The case of water-methane dimer

Flaviano Della Pia, Benjamin X. Shi, Yasmine S. Al-Hamdani +30

Fixed-node diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (FN-DMC) is a widely-trusted many-body method for solving the Schrödinger equation, known for its reliable predictions of material and mol…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Graphene-hBN interlayer interactions from quantum Monte Carlo

Kittithat Krongchon, Tawfiqur Rakib, Daniel Palmer +3

The interaction between graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) plays a pivotal role in determining the electronic and structural properties of graphene-based devices. In this w…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Quantum Monte Carlo assessment of embedding for for strongly correlated defects: interplay between mean-field starting point and interactions

Kevin G. Kleiner, Sonali Joshi, Rohan Joshi +5

Point defects are of interest for many applications, from quantum sensing to modifying bulk properties of materials. Because of their localized orbitals, the electronic states are…