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A second-quantized red herring in full configuration-interaction Monte Carlo

Computational Physics 2012-09-26 v2

Abstract

This paper deals with the sign problem in full configuration-interaction quantum Monte Carlo. After putting this article on the arxiv, it was pointed out to us that our argument applies to a number of model Hamiltonians we considered numerically but not to the most generic case. Please see arxiv: 1209.3044, where we have a corrected comprehensive discussion of the necessary and sufficient conditions for when the sign problem for a given Hamiltonian (and basis) differ between first and second quantization.

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@article{arxiv.1202.0525,
  title  = {A second-quantized red herring in full configuration-interaction Monte Carlo},
  author = {Michael Kolodrubetz and Bryan K. Clark},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.0525},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

Withdrawn due to error (see abstract). New version available at arxiv:1209.3044

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