Framework for efficient ab initio electronic structure with Gaussian Process States

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Abstract

We present a general framework for the efficient simulation of realistic fermionic systems with modern machine learning inspired representations of quantum many-body states, towards a univer- sal tool for ab initio electronic structure. These machine learning inspired ansatzes have recently come to the fore in both a (first quantized) continuum and discrete Fock space representations, where, however, the inherent scaling of the latter approach for realistic interactions has so far lim- ited practical applications. With application to the ‘Gaussian Process State’, a recently introduced ansatz inspired by systematically improvable kernel models in machine learning, we discuss different choices to define the representation of the computational Fock space. We show how local represen- tations are particularly suited for stochastic sampling of expectation values, while also indicating a route to overcome the discrepancy in the scaling compared to continuum formulated models. We are able to show competitive accuracy for systems with up to 64 electrons, including a simplified (yet fully ab initio) model of the Mott transition in three-dimensional hydrogen, indicating a significant improvement over similar approaches, even for moderate numbers of configurational samples.
Original languageEnglish
Article number205119
Number of pages13
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2023

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