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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Materials Science

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  • Fixed node diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (FN-DMC) is a powerful method for electronic structure calculations.
  • FN-DMC offers controllable accuracy and favorable scaling for large systems.
  • Pseudopotentials (PPs) are used in FN-DMC for efficiency, but introduce nonlocal terms causing localization error.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a new approximation, the determinant localization approximation (DLA), for handling nonlocal terms in FN-DMC.
  • To address reproducibility issues and limitations of existing approximations (locality approximation [LA] and T-move approximation [TM]).
  • To improve the accuracy, stability, and efficiency of FN-DMC calculations, particularly for large systems.

Main Methods:

  • Development and implementation of the determinant localization approximation (DLA).
  • Comparison of DLA with existing locality approximation (LA) and T-move approximation (TM) in FN-DMC.
  • Evaluation of simulation stability, reproducibility, efficiency, and accuracy for energy differences.

Main Results:

  • DLA eliminates reproducibility issues associated with LA and TM.
  • DLA provides systematically good quality results and stable simulations.
  • DLA is slightly more efficient and more accurate than LA and TM for calculating energy differences.

Conclusions:

  • The determinant localization approximation (DLA) offers a superior approach for managing pseudopotential nonlocal terms in FN-DMC.
  • DLA enhances the reliability and accuracy of FN-DMC, especially for large condensed phase systems.
  • DLA facilitates the automation and broader application of FN-DMC in computational chemistry.