VMC

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Table of contents

1 Algorithm
2 Length
3 Population
4 Parameters
5 Random

WalkType Type="Variational Monte Carlo"

Algorithm

Type= M(RT)2 or Langevin or LangevinSingle

Length

Steps= number of steps to be moved

Block= number of steps in a block

TimeStep= time step size (how far one moves in a step)

Population

WalkersPerProcessor= number of walkers on a processor

Punch= print walkers to file (true/false)

PunchInterval= number of steps in an interval for printing walkers to file

Parameters

Dimensions= only '3' is implemented in Zori at this time

Particles= number of moving particles (almost always number of electrons)

Random

Generator= name of random number generator algorithm "see the GSL manual for more info" (http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/manual/gsl-ref_17.html#SEC262)

Seed= integer seed for random number generator


More Examples of VMC input files can be found in the example files page. Return to zori manual