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The Rayleigh-Ritz method is widely used for eigenvalue approximation. Given a matrix $X$ with columns that form an orthonormal basis for a subspace $\X$, and a Hermitian matrix $A$, the eigenvalues of $X^HAX$ are called Ritz values of $A$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2008-05-16 M. E. Argentati , A. V. Knyazev , C. C. Paige , I. Panayotov

We introduce variational methods for finding approximate eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of quantum Hamiltonians by constructing a set of orthogonal wave functions which approximately solve the eigenvalue equation.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-07-16 Farrokh Atai , Jens Hoppe , Mariusz Hynek , Edwin Langmann

We obtain accurate eigenvalues for two recently derived SUSY partner Hamiltonians. We improve the Rayleigh-Ritz variational method proposed by the authors and show how to apply the Riccati-Pad\'{e} method to those particular partner…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Francisco M. Fernández

Variational (Rayleigh-Ritz) methods are applied to local quantum field theory. For scalar theories the wave functional is parametrized in the form of a superposition of Gaussians and the expectation value of the Hamiltonian is expressed in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-08-25 George Tiktopoulos

The absolute change in the Rayleigh quotient (RQ) for a Hermitian matrix with respect to vectors is bounded in terms of the norms of the residual vectors and the angle between vectors in [\doi{10.1137/120884468}]. We substitute…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-12 Andrew Knyazev , Peizhen Zhu

The extension of the Rayleigh-Ritz variational principle to ensemble states $\rho_{\mathbf{w}}\equiv\sum_k w_k |\Psi_k\rangle \langle\Psi_k|$ with fixed weights $w_k$ lies ultimately at the heart of several recent methodological…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-20 Lexin Ding , Cheng-Lin Hong , Christian Schilling

This paper derives bounds for the ratio of residual norms in the refined and Rayleigh- Ritz projection methods. To do this, it uses the Least squares and line search projection method proposed in [6]. The bound derived in this paper is less…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-22 Mashetti Ravibabu

A method is presented to compute approximate solutions for eigenequations in quantum mechanics with an arbitrary kinetic part. In some cases, the approximate eigenvalues can be analytically determined and they can be lower or upper bounds.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-01 Claude Semay

We propose a deep learning based method, the Deep Ritz Method, for numerically solving variational problems, particularly the ones that arise from partial differential equations. The Deep Ritz method is naturally nonlinear, naturally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-10-03 Weinan E , Bing Yu

Variational quantum algorithms involve training parameterized quantum circuits using a classical co-processor. An important variational algorithm, designed for combinatorial optimization, is the quantum approximate optimization algorithm.…

The variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) is a method that uses a hybrid quantum-classical computational approach to find eigenvalues and eigenvalues of a Hamiltonian. VQE has been proposed as an alternative to fully quantum algorithms such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 Dmitry A. Fedorov , Bo Peng , Niranjan Govind , Yuri Alexeev

We obtain accurate eigenvalues of the one-dimensional Schr\"odinger equation with a Hamiltonian of the form $H_{g}=H+g\delta (x)$, where $\delta (x)$ is the Dirac delta function. We show that the well known Rayleigh-Ritz variational method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-21 Francisco M. Fernández

We introduce a numerical variational method based on the Rayleigh-Ritz optimization principle for predicting two-dimensional self-trapped beams in nonlinear media. This technique overcomes the limitation of the traditional variational…

Optics · Physics 2018-04-04 Erick I. Duque , Servando Lopez-Aguayo , Boris A. Malomed

We calculate accurate eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Schr\"odinger equation for a two-dimensional quantum dipole. This model proved useful for the study of elastic effects of a single edge dislocation. We show that the Rayleigh-Ritz…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Paolo Amore , Francisco M Fernández

In this paper we show that several authors have derived wrong physical conclusions from a gross misunderstanding of the exact eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a conditionally-solvable quantum-mechanical model. It consists of an eigenvalue…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-17 Francisco M. Fernández

The Rydberg formula along with the Ritz quantum defect ansatz has been a standard theoretical tool used in atomic physics since before the advent of quantum mechanics, yet this approach has remained limited by its non-relativistic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-12-12 David M. Jacobs

We overview the main equations of the Rayleigh-Ritz variational method and discuss their connection with the problem of simultaneous diagonalization of two Hermitian matrices.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-26 Francisco M. Fernández

Preconditioned eigenvalue solvers (eigensolvers) are gaining popularity, but their convergence theory remains sparse and complex. We consider the simplest preconditioned eigensolver--the gradient iterative method with a fixed step size--for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-06-02 Andrew V. Knyazev , Klaus Neymeyr

In electronic structure theory, variational methods offer a valuable paradigm for approximating electronic ground states. However, for historical reasons, this principle is mostly restricted to model chemistries in pre-defined fixed basis…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-17 Fabian Langkabel , Stefan Knecht , Jakob S. Kottmann

This article develops a variational formulation of relativistic nature applicable to the quantum mechanics context. The main results are obtained through basic concepts on Riemannian geometry. Standards definitions such as vector fields and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-06-13 Fabio Botelho