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Effective potential analytic continuation approach for real time quantum correlation functions involving nonlinear

Atsushi Horikoshi1, Kenichi Kinugawa

  • 1Japan Science and Technology Agency and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University. horikosi@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|May 25, 2005
PubMed
Summary

The effective potential analytic continuation (EPAC) method accurately calculates quantum correlation functions, outperforming other methods at low temperatures for both harmonic and anharmonic systems. A simplified EPAC version reduces computational cost.

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Area of Science:

  • Quantum dynamics
  • Computational chemistry
  • Statistical mechanics

Background:

  • Accurate calculation of real-time quantum correlation functions is crucial for understanding molecular dynamics.
  • Existing methods like centroid molecular dynamics (CMD) and ring polymer molecular dynamics (RPMD) face limitations, particularly at low temperatures.
  • Nonlinear operators in position (q) present challenges for traditional quantum dynamics simulations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply and evaluate the effective potential analytic continuation (EPAC) method for calculating real-time quantum correlation functions.
  • To assess EPAC's performance against established methods (CMD, RPMD) across different temperature ranges and system types (harmonic, anharmonic).
  • To introduce a computationally efficient variant of the EPAC method.

Main Methods:

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  • Implementation of the effective potential analytic continuation (EPAC) method.
  • Calculation of real-time quantum correlation functions for systems with nonlinear position operators.
  • Comparison of EPAC results with exact calculations and other quantum dynamics methods (CMD, RPMD) for harmonic and asymmetric anharmonic systems.

Main Results:

  • EPAC provides exact correlation functions for harmonic systems across all temperatures, surpassing CMD and RPMD at lower temperatures.
  • For asymmetric anharmonic systems, EPAC shows excellent agreement with exact results at t=0 and maintains good accuracy at lower temperatures as time increases.
  • A simplified EPAC approach is proposed to decrease computational expense for effective potential calculations.

Conclusions:

  • The EPAC method offers a robust and accurate approach for quantum correlation function calculations, especially at low temperatures.
  • EPAC demonstrates superior performance compared to CMD and RPMD for both harmonic and anharmonic systems.
  • The proposed simplified EPAC method enhances computational efficiency without compromising accuracy significantly.