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most citedPerturbation Theory in the Complex Plane: Exceptional Points and Where to Find Them

39 citations · 283 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

physics.chem-ph2023★ 36 cited

Excited states, symmetry breaking, and unphysical solutions in state-specific CASSCF theory

Antoine Marie, Hugh G. A. Burton

State-specific electronic structure theory provides a route towards balanced excited-state wave functions by exploiting higher-energy stationary points of the electronic energy. Mu…

physics.chem-ph2023

Convergence of Møller-Plesset perturbation theory for excited reference states

Diana-Gabriela Oprea, Hugh G. A. Burton

Excited states in molecules can be difficult to investigate and generally require methods that are either computationally expensive or are not universally accurate. Recent research…

cond-mat.str-el2023

Spin-constrained Hartree-Fock and the generator coordinate method for the 2-site Hubbard model

Stijn De Baerdemacker, Amir Ayati, Hugh G. A. Burton +3

We present a mathematical analysis of the spin-constrained Hartree-Fock solutions (CHF) of the 2-site Hubbard model. The analysis sheds light on the spin symmetry breaking process…

physics.chem-ph2022★ 15 cited

Generalized nonorthogonal matrix elements for arbitrary excitations

Hugh G. A. Burton

Electronic structure methods that exploit nonorthogonal Slater determinants face the challenge of efficiently computing nonorthogonal matrix elements. In a recent publication, H. G…

quant-ph2022★ 3 cited

Exact electronic states with shallow quantum circuits through global optimisation

Hugh G. A. Burton, Daniel Marti-Dafcik, David P. Tew +1

Quantum computers promise to revolutionise electronic simulations by overcoming the exponential scaling of many-electron problems. While electronic wave functions can be represente…

physics.chem-ph2022

Complex analysis of divergent perturbation theory at finite temperature

Yi Sun, Hugh G. A. Burton

We investigate the convergence properties of finite-temperature perturbation theory by considering the mathematical structure of thermodynamic potentials using complex analysis. We…

physics.chem-ph2022

Energy Landscape of State-Specific Electronic Structure Theory

Hugh G. A. Burton

State-specific approximations can provide an accurate representation of challenging electronic excitations by enabling relaxation of the electron density. While state-specific wave…

physics.chem-ph2021★ 11 cited

Variations of the Hartree-Fock fractional-spin error for one electron

Hugh G. A. Burton, Clotilde Marut, Timothy J. Daas +2

Fractional-spin errors are inherent in all current approximate density functionals, including Hartree-Fock theory, and their origin has been related to strong static correlation ef…

physics.chem-ph2021★ 20 cited

Hartree-Fock Critical Nuclear Charge in Two-Electron Atoms

Hugh G. A. Burton

Electron correlation effects play a key role in stabilising two-electron atoms near the critical nuclear charge, representing the smallest charge required to bind two electrons. Ho…

physics.chem-ph2021★ 33 cited

Generalised Nonorthogonal Matrix Elements: Unifying Wick's Theorem and the Slater-Condon Rules

Hugh G. A. Burton

Matrix elements between nonorthogonal Slater determinants represent an essential component of many emerging electronic structure methods. However, evaluating nonorthogonal matrix e…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 39 cited

Perturbation Theory in the Complex Plane: Exceptional Points and Where to Find Them

Antoine Marie, Hugh G. A. Burton, Pierre-François Loos

We explore the non-Hermitian extension of quantum chemistry in the complex plane and its link with perturbation theory. We observe that the physics of a quantum system is intimatel…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 11 cited

Holomorphic Density Functional Theory

Rhiannon A. Zarotiadis, Hugh G. A. Burton, Alex J. W. Thom

Self-consistent-field (SCF) approximations formulated using Hartree-Fock (HF) or Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory (KS-DFT) both have the potential to yield multiple solutions. H…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 37 cited

Reaching Full Correlation through Nonorthogonal Configuration Interaction: A Second-Order Perturbative Approach

Hugh G. A. Burton, Alex J. W. Thom

Nonorthogonal multireference methods can predict statically correlated adiabatic energies while providing chemical insight through the combination of diabatic reference states. How…

physics.chem-ph2019

A General Approach for Multireference Ground and Excited States using Non-Orthogonal Configuration Interaction

Hugh G. A. Burton, Alex J. W. Thom

A balanced description of ground and excited states is essential for the description of many chemical processes. However, few methods can handle cases where static correlation is p…

physics.chem-ph2019★ 8 cited

-Symmetry in Hartree-Fock Theory

Hugh G. A. Burton, Alex J. W. Thom, Pierre-François Loos

-symmetry --- invariance with respect to combined space reflection and time reversal --- provides a weaker condition than (Dirac) Hermitic…

physics.chem-ph2018★ 15 cited

Complex Adiabatic Connection: a Hidden Non-Hermitian Path from Ground to Excited States

Hugh G. A. Burton, Alex J. W. Thom, Pierre-François Loos

Processes related to electronically excited states are central in many areas of science, however accurately determining excited-state energies remains a major challenge in theoreti…

physics.comp-ph2018

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays and Quantum Monte Carlo: Power Efficient Co-processing for Scalable High-Performance Computing

Salvatore Cardamone, Jonathan R. Kimmitt, Hugh G. A. Burton +1

Massively parallel architectures offer the potential to significantly accelerate an application relative to their serial counterparts. However, not all applications exhibit an adeq…

physics.chem-ph2018★ 32 cited

Holomorphic Hartree-Fock Theory: The Nature of Two-Electron Problems

Hugh G. A. Burton, Mark Gross, Alex J. W. Thom

We explore the existence and behaviour of holomorphic restricted Hartree-Fock (h-RHF) solutions for two-electron problems. Through algebraic geometry, the exact number of solutions…

cond-mat.soft2017★ 21 cited

Microscopic Marangoni flows cannot be predicted on the basis of pressure gradients

Yawei Liu, Raman Ganti, Hugh G. A. Burton +3

A concentration gradient along a fluid-fluid interface can cause flow. On a microscopic level, this so-called Marangoni effect can be viewed as being caused by a gradient in the pr…

physics.chem-ph2015★ 2 cited

Holomorphic Hartree-Fock theory: an inherently multireference approach

Hugh G. A. Burton, Alex J. W. Thom

We investigate the existence of holomorphic Hartree-Fock solutions using a revised SCF algorithm. We use this algorithm to study the Hartree-Fock solutions for H and H$_{4}^{…