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  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Computational Physics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Accurate electronic structure calculations are crucial for understanding chemical reactions and material properties.
  • Stochastic methods offer a computationally efficient alternative to traditional high-accuracy quantum chemistry techniques.
  • Challenges exist in accurately calculating higher-order reduced density matrices (RDMs) for stochastic quantum chemical methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an internally contracted stochastic complete active space second-order perturbation theory (stochastic-CASPT2) method.
  • To introduce a novel protocol for calculating higher-order RDMs within the full configuration interaction quantum Monte Carlo (FCIQMC) framework.
  • To address and overcome numerical conditioning issues in stochastic quantum chemical calculations.

Main Methods:

  • Stochastic sampling of reduced density matrices (RDMs) up to rank four.
  • Development of a new FCIQMC protocol involving restricted excitation sampling, RDM averaging, and positive semi-definite projection.
  • Application of the stochastic-CASPT2 method with a generalized Fock matrix contraction.
  • Calculation of the chromium dimer binding curve using CASSCF(12,12)/CASPT2.

Main Results:

  • Successful implementation of stochastic-CASPT2, enabling calculations with stochastically sampled RDMs.
  • A robust protocol for higher-order RDM calculation in FCIQMC, mitigating numerical instability.
  • Demonstration of the method's capability by accurately computing the chromium dimer binding curve.
  • Avoidance of numerical conditioning problems previously associated with perturber overlap matrix orthogonalization.

Conclusions:

  • The developed stochastic-CASPT2 method provides a stable and efficient approach for electronic structure calculations.
  • The new FCIQMC-based RDM calculation protocol enhances the reliability of stochastic quantum chemistry.
  • This work paves the way for applying advanced stochastic quantum chemical methods to larger and more complex systems.