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Main Authors: Wang, Teng, Feng, Xu, Lu, Bing-Nan
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.21942
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author Wang, Teng
Feng, Xu
Lu, Bing-Nan
author_facet Wang, Teng
Feng, Xu
Lu, Bing-Nan
contents Nuclear lattice effective field theory (NLEFT) is an efficient \textit{ab initio} tool for solving nuclear many-body systems using the imaginary-time projection technique, where the preparation of trial states is essential for substantially reducing the computational cost required to achieve the desired numerical precision. It has been challenging in forming optimal multi-reference trial states using multiple Slater determinants within auxiliary-field based quantum Monte Carlo frameworks like NLEFT. In this work, we develop a novel sampling method for efficiently incorporating such multi-reference trial states into NLEFT calculations. We applied the optimized trial state to $^7$Li and $^8$Li, finding overall improvements in calculated energies, electromagnetic properties, and transitions compared to results obtained without these optimizations. Our approach provides a reliable foundation for accurately simulating nuclear ground and low-lying excited states within the NLEFT framework.
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spellingShingle Multi-reference Trial State for Lattice Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations
Wang, Teng
Feng, Xu
Lu, Bing-Nan
Nuclear Theory
Nuclear lattice effective field theory (NLEFT) is an efficient \textit{ab initio} tool for solving nuclear many-body systems using the imaginary-time projection technique, where the preparation of trial states is essential for substantially reducing the computational cost required to achieve the desired numerical precision. It has been challenging in forming optimal multi-reference trial states using multiple Slater determinants within auxiliary-field based quantum Monte Carlo frameworks like NLEFT. In this work, we develop a novel sampling method for efficiently incorporating such multi-reference trial states into NLEFT calculations. We applied the optimized trial state to $^7$Li and $^8$Li, finding overall improvements in calculated energies, electromagnetic properties, and transitions compared to results obtained without these optimizations. Our approach provides a reliable foundation for accurately simulating nuclear ground and low-lying excited states within the NLEFT framework.
title Multi-reference Trial State for Lattice Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.21942