Inchworm Monte Carlo for exact non-adiabatic dynamics. II. Benchmarks and comparison with established methods

Hsing-Ta Chen1, Guy Cohen2, David R Reichman1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.

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