A Multi-level Algorithm for Quantum-impurity Models

Details A Multi-level Algorithm for Quantum-impurity Models A Multi-level Algorithm for Quantum-impurity Models

2004-08-06

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0408123v1

Phys.Rev. E71 (2005) 036708

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

9 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.71.036708

A continuous-time path integral Quantum Monte Carlo method using the directed-loop algorithm is developed to simulate the Anderson single-impurity model in the occupation number basis. Although the method suffers from a sign problem at low temperatures, the new algorithm has many advantages over conventional algorithms. For example, the model can be easily simulated in the Kondo limit without time discretization errors. Further, many observables including the impurity susceptibility and a variety of fermionic observables can be calculated efficiently. Finally the new approach allows us to explore a general technique, called the multi-level algorithm, to solve the sign problem. We find that the multi-level algorithm is able to generate an exponentially large number of configurations with an effort that grows as a polynomial in inverse temperature such that configurations with a positive sign dominate over those with negative signs. Our algorithm can be easily generalized to other multi-impurity problems.

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