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  • Computational Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Finite temperature Green's function (FTGF) calculations are crucial for understanding material properties.
  • Traditional FTGF methods often require large computational resources due to extensive grid sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computationally efficient method for FTGF calculations.
  • To reduce the grid size in FTGF calculations without sacrificing accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a cubic spline interpolation algorithm for FTGF calculations.
  • Replaced the standard Matsubara frequency grid with a sparser grid and interpolation coefficients.
  • Benchmarked algorithm accuracy against Green's function shape.

Main Results:

  • Reduced Green's function grid size by approximately two orders of magnitude.
  • Achieved highly accurate one- and two-body energies and one-particle density matrices using only ~5% of original grid points.
  • Demonstrated a systematic and controlled improvement in accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The developed algorithm offers a computationally inexpensive and robust approach for FTGF calculations.
  • Enables previously infeasible realistic calculations with large basis sets.
  • Provides a black-box, systematically improvable method for accurate electronic structure calculations.