Abstract
The differential diffusion Monte Carlo method, involving correlated random walks, is used to calculate the static polarizabilities of molecular hydrogen and helium by application of a finite electrostatic field. The results are for molecular hydrogen (alpha)=4.60(3) au; (alpha)|=6.38(5) au; for helium (alpha) = 1.38(1) au. The results agree, within the statistical errors, with those obtained by application of high quality ab initio methods.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-54 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemical physics letters |
| Volume | 203 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1993 |