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We resolve a fundamental issue associated with the conventional Kohn-Sham formulation of real-time time-dependent density functional theory. We show that unphysical multielectron excitations, generated during time propagation of the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-01-16 Xiaoning Zang , Udo Schwingenschlogl , Mark T. Lusk

Within the framework of linear-scaling Kohn-Sham density functional theory, a robust method for maintaining compact localized orbitals close to the ground state is coupled with nuclear dynamics. This allows to obviate the commonly employed…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 Hayden Scheiber , Yifei Shi , Rustam Z. Khaliullin

We propose a new explicit pseudo-energy and momentum conserving scheme for the time integration of Hamiltonian systems. The scheme, which is formally second-order accurate, is based on two key ideas: the integration during the time-steps of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-14 Frédéric Marazzato , Alexandre Ern , Christian Mariotti , Laurent Monasse

In this work, we present a new high order Discontinuous Galerkin time integration scheme for second-order (in time) differential systems that typically arise from the space discretization of the elastodynamics equation. By rewriting the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-06 Paola F. Antonietti , Ilario Mazzieri , Francesco Migliorini

Digital quantum simulation relies on Trotterization to discretize time evolution into elementary quantum gates. On current quantum processors with notable gate imperfections, there is a critical tradeoff between improved accuracy for finer…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-09 Hongzheng Zhao , Marin Bukov , Markus Heyl , Roderich Moessner

Non-autonomous dynamical systems appear in a very wide range of interesting applications, both in classical and quantum dynamics, where in the latter case it corresponds to having a time-dependent Hamiltonian. However, the quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-22 Yu Cao , Shi Jin , Nana Liu

Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) is a computationally efficient first-principles approach for calculating optical spectra in insulators and semiconductors, including excitonic effects. We show how exciton wave functions can…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-12-29 Jared R. Williams , Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean , Carsten A. Ullrich

Most present applications of time-dependent density functional theory use adiabatic functionals, i.e. the effective potential at time t is determined solely by the density at the same time. This paper discusses a method that aims to go…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-10 Yair Kurzweil , Roi Baer

We present a simple method to expedite simulation of quantum wave-packet dynamics by more than a factor of $2$ with the Strang split-operator propagation. Dynamics of quantum wave-packets are often evaluated using the the \emph{Strang}…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-03-24 Igal Aharonovich , Avi Pe'er

Projective measurements of a single two-level quantum mechanical system (a qubit) evolving under a time-independent Hamiltonian produce a probability distribution that is periodic in the evolution time. The period of this distribution is an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-05 Christopher Ferrie , Christopher E. Granade , D. G. Cory

Lubrication equations allow to describe many structurin processes of thin liquid films. We develop and apply numerical tools suitable for their analysis employing a dynamical systems approach. In particular, we present a time integration…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2010-09-03 Ph. Beltrame , U. Thiele

The dynamical transverse magnetic Kohn-Sham susceptibility calculated within time-dependent density functional theory shows a fairly linear behavior for a finite energy window. This observation is used to propose a scheme where the…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-23 Samir Lounis , Manuel dos Santos Dias , Benedikt Schweflinghaus

The time evolution of a closed quantum system is connected to its Hamiltonian through Schroedinger's equation. The ability to estimate the Hamiltonian is critical to our understanding of quantum systems, and allows optimization of control.…

Efficient and accurate numerical propagation of the time dependent Schroedinger equation is a problem with applications across a wide range of physics. This paper develops an efficient, trivially parallelizeable method for relaxing a trial…

Computational Physics · Physics 2011-11-21 Zachary B. Walters

We present a rigorous formulation of generalized Kohn-Sham density-functional theory. This provides a straightforward Kohn-Sham description of many-body systems based not only on particle-density but also on any other observable. We…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2008-02-03 M. Valiev , G. W. Fernando

We present a time-reversible Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics scheme, based on self-consistent Hartree-Fock or density functional theory, where both the nuclear and the electronic degrees of freedom are propagated in time. We show how a…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-11 Anders M. N. Niklasson , C. J. Tymczak , Matt Challacombe

In time-dependent density-functional theory, exchange and correlation (xc) beyond the adiabatic local density approximation can be described in terms of viscoelastic stresses in the electron liquid. In the time domain, this leads to a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. O. Wijewardane , C. A. Ullrich

This paper presents a computational framework for modeling wave propagation in geometrically linear elastic materials characterized by algebraically nonlinear constitutive relations. We derive a specific form of the nonlinear wave equation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-09 S. M. Mallikarjunaiah

Many records in environmental sciences exhibit asymmetric trajectories and there is a need for simple and tractable models which can reproduce such features. In this paper we explore an approach based on applying both a time change and a…

Methodology · Statistics 2015-10-09 Pierre Ailliot , Bernard Delyon , Valérie Monbet , Marc Prevosto

We consider the discretization of electromagnetic wave propagation problems by a discontinuous Galerkin Method based on Trefftz polynomials. This method fits into an abstract framework for space-time discontinuous Galerkin methods for which…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-12-10 Herbert Egger , Fritz Kretzschmar , Sascha M. Schnepp , Thomas Weiland