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The accurate theoretical description of the dynamic properties of correlated quantum many-body systems such as the dynamic structure factor $S(\mathbf{q},\omega)$ constitutes an important task in many fields. Unfortunately, highly accurate…
In a recent Letter [T. Dornheim et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 255001 (2018)] we have presented the first ab initio results for the dynamic structure factor $S(\mathbf{q},\omega)$ of the uniform electron gas for conditions ranging from the…
We present a method based on the Path Integral Monte Carlo formalism for the calculation of ground-state time correlation functions in quantum systems. The key point of the method is the consideration of time as a complex variable whose…
Understanding the dynamic properties of the uniform electron gas (UEG) is important for numerous applications ranging from semiconductor physics to exotic warm dense matter. In this work, we apply the maximum entropy method (MEM), as…
The accurate description of electrons at extreme density and temperature is of paramount importance for, e.g., the understanding of astrophysical objects and inertial confinement fusion. In this context, the dynamic structure factor…
We present new analytic continuation results for the dynamic structure factor $S(\mathbf{q},\omega)$ of the uniform electron liquid based on quasi-exact \emph{ab initio} path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) data for the imaginary-time…
We used methods of Bayesian statistical inference and the principle of maximum entropy to analytically continue imaginary-time Green's function generated in quantum Monte Carlo simulations to obtain the real-time Green's functions. For test…
An exact series representation of the even frequency moments of the dynamic structure factor is derived. Truncations are proposed that allow to evaluate the explicitly unknown second, fourth and fifth frequency moments for the finite…
We evaluate imaginary time density-density correlation functions for a two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas using the phaseless auxiliary field quantum Monte Carlo method. We show that such methodology, once equipped with suitable…
This report addresses the moments, ${\mathfrak{G}_n}\left( {\mathbf{q}} \right) = \int_{ - \infty }^{ + \infty } {{\omega ^n}S\left( {{\mathbf{q}},\omega } \right)\mathrm{d}\omega },\,n \in \mathbb{N},\,n \geq - 1$, of the quantum…
The \emph{ab initio} path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) approach is one of the most successful methods in quantum many-body theory. A particular strength of this method is its straightforward access to imaginary-time correlation functions…
We have used the variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo methods to calculate the energy, pair correlation function, static structure factor, and momentum density of the ground state of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas. We…
We develop a formalism to directly evaluate the matrix of force constants within a Quantum Monte Carlo calculation. We utilize the matrix of force constants to accurately relax the positions of atoms in molecules and determine their…
We present measurements of the dynamical structure factor $S(q,\omega)$ of an interacting one-dimensional (1D) Fermi gas for small excitation energies. We use the two lowest hyperfine levels of the $^6$Li atom to form a pseudo-spin-1/2…
We systematically investigate finite-size effects in the dynamic structure factor $S(q,\omega)$ of the uniform electron gas obtained via the analytic continuation of \textit{ab initio} path integral Monte-Carlo (PIMC) data for the…
Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations of correlated electron systems provide unbiased information about system behavior at a quantum critical point (QCP) and can verify or disprove the existing theories of non-Fermi liquid (NFL) behavior at…
The zero-temperature dynamical structure factor $S(q,\omega)$ of one-dimensional hard rods is computed using state-of-the-art quantum Monte Carlo and analytic continuation techniques, complemented by a Bethe Ansatz analysis. As the density…
In this chapter, we describe three related studies of the universal physics of two-component unitary Fermi gases with resonant short-ranged interactions. First we discuss an ab initio auxiliary field quantum Monte Carlo technique for…
Quantum Monte Carlo methods are used to calculate various ground state properties of charged bosons in two dimensions, throughout the whole density range where the fluid phase is stable. Wigner crystallization is predicted at $r_s\simeq…
A method for analytic continuation of imaginary-time correlation functions (here obtained in quantum Monte Carlo simulations) to real-frequency spectral functions is proposed. Stochastically sampling a spectrum parametrized by a large…