Sparse matrix algebra for quantum modeling of large systems

• Matrices appearing in Hartree-Fock or density functional theory coming from discretization with help of atom-centered local basis sets become sparse when the separation between atoms exceeds some system-dependent threshold value. Efficient implementation of sparse matrix algebra is therefore essential in large-scale quantum calculations. We describe a unique combination of algorithms and data representation that provides high performance and strict error control in blocked sparse matrix algebra. This has applications to matrix-rnatrix multiplication, the Trace-Correcting Purification algorithm and the entire self-consistent field calculation.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Teoretisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Theoretical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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Algebra

Mathematical models

Purification

Quantum theory

Theoretical chemistry

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