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arXiv:1006.3721 · Computer Physics Communications

Variational density matrix optimization using semidefinite programming

Brecht Verstichel, Helen van Aggelen, Dimitri Van Neck, Paul W. Ayers, Patrick Bultinck

Published Dec 30, 2010• 4 citations
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10.1016/j.cpc.2010.12.034

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