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At the start of the course we recall the Hartree–Fock approximation that, apart from the Pauli principle, neglects all
other correlations among particles. Using applications to a few simple systems we illustrate the accuracy as well
as the weaknesses of this approximation. For the ground state of the helium atom we construct a considerably
more accurate wave function that takes into account correlations among the two electrons and that still allows for
evaluation of the approximate ground-state energy by analytical means. Numerical methods will applied for
analogous correlated wave functions.
Last update: T_KFES (15.05.2014)
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Oral exam. Last update: Kolorenč Jindřich, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.06.2019)
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A. Szabo, N. S. Ostlund, Modern quantum chemistry, Dover Publications, 1996. G. F. Giuliani, G. Vignale, Quantum theory of the electron liquid, Cambridge University Press, 2005. E. A. Hylleraas, Neue Berechnung der Energie des Heliums im Grundzustande, sowie des tiefsten Terms von Ortho-Helium, Z. Physik 54, 347–366 (1929); English translation of this paper is a part of the book H. Hettema, Quantum chemistry: Classic scientific papers, World Scientific, 2000. P. Fulde, Correlated electrons in quantum matter, World Scientific, 2012. B. L. Hammond, W. A. Lester, jr., P. J. Reynolds, Monte Carlo methods in ab initio quantum chemistry, World Scientific, 1994. I. Kosztin, B. Faber, K. Schulten, Introduction to the diffusion Monte Carlo method, Am. J. Phys. 64, 633–644 (1996). J. Kolorenč, L. Mitas, Applications of quantum Monte Carlo methods in condensed systems, Rep. Prog. Phys. 74, 026502 (2011). Last update: Kolorenč Jindřich, Mgr., Ph.D. (29.04.2019)
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Exam has only an oral part. Requirements correspond to the syllabus to the extent presented during lectures. Last update: Kolorenč Jindřich, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.06.2019)
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The aim of the course is to illustrate selected general principles on simple examples, both in tight-binding lattice models and in the direct space.
Hydrogen molecule as the simplest example of strong electron-electron correlations:
Magnetic impurity in a metal:
Correlated metal:
Helium atom and helium-like ions:
Variational Monte Carlo:
Diffusion Monte Carlo: Last update: Kolorenč Jindřich, Mgr., Ph.D. (29.04.2019)
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