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<i>Phone:</i> +33 5 61 55 60 46 <br>
 
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<i>Fax:</i> +33 5 61 55 60 65 <br>
 
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<i>E-mail:</i> "mailto:caffarel@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr<br>
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<i>E-mail:</i> [mailto:caffarel@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr caffarel@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr] <br>
 
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CNRS-Lab. de Chimie et Physique Quantiques<br>
 
CNRS-Lab. de Chimie et Physique Quantiques<br>
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31062 Toulouse Cedex (FRANCE)<br>
 
31062 Toulouse Cedex (FRANCE)<br>
 
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<B>RESEARCH INTERESTS</B>
 
  
N-body quantum problem in physics and chemistry
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<center><B>RESEARCH INTERESTS</B>
  
<B>TEACHING</B>
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Development of methods and applications for the N-body quantum problem in physics and chemistry.
  
* Advanced numerical course: "Simulating Complex Systems of Physics" (20 hrs)  M2R Physique de la Matière, Université de Toulouse
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[http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/publications.html '''<FONT color ="black"> <B>PUBLICATION LIST </B> </FONT>''']
  
* "Exploring nuclear configuration space" (6 hrs) M2I Physique et Chimie pour le Vivant et la Santé [http://masterpcvs.ups-tlse.fr/"(PCVS")]
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[http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/conferences.html '''<FONT color ="black"> <B>CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS</B> </FONT>''']
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<B>SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT</B>
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<B>PUBLICATIONS PER CATEGORY</B>
 
 
* Head of the [http://www.edsdm.ups-tlse.fr/ "Doctoral school in Physics, Chemistry, and Material Sciences"], University of Toulouse
 
 
 
* In charge of the CNRS-Groupement De Recherche (GDR)[http://gdrcorelec.ups-tlse.fr/" Méthodes corrélées pour la structure électronique"]
 
 
 
* Board member of the [http://www.univ-toulouse.fr/recherche/college-doctoral/15-ecoles-doctorales" Doctoral College of University of Toulouse"]
 
 
 
* Board member of the Labex NEXT
 
 
 
<B>PUBLICATIONS</B>
 
  
 
<B>Reviews </B>
 
<B>Reviews </B>
  
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/qmc_eacm.pdf '''Quantum Monte Carlo in Chemistry'''] M. Caffarel, Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics, ed. Bjorn Engquist, Springer (2011).
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* M. Caffarel, Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics, ed. Bjorn Engquist, Springer (2011).
 
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/barcelone_2007.pdf '''Fixed-Node Quantum Monte Carlo for Chemistry'''] M. Caffarel and A. Ramirez-Solis, in The proceedings of the 14th International Conference: "Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories", edited by Jordi Boronat, Gregory Astrakharchik, and Ferran Mazzanti, World Scientific (2008).
 
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/barcelone_2007.pdf '''Fixed-Node Quantum Monte Carlo for Chemistry'''] M. Caffarel and A. Ramirez-Solis, in The proceedings of the 14th International Conference: "Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories", edited by Jordi Boronat, Gregory Astrakharchik, and Ferran Mazzanti, World Scientific (2008).
 
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/Report_Caffarel.pdf '''A few aspects of QMC for molecules'''] M. Caffarel, R. Assaraf, A. Khelif, A. Scemama, A. Ramirez-Solis, in "Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Quantum Chemistry Problems", Mathematisches Forschunginstitut Oberwolfach, p.7 Report No.47/2006 (2006).
 
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/Report_Caffarel.pdf '''A few aspects of QMC for molecules'''] M. Caffarel, R. Assaraf, A. Khelif, A. Scemama, A. Ramirez-Solis, in "Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Quantum Chemistry Problems", Mathematisches Forschunginstitut Oberwolfach, p.7 Report No.47/2006 (2006).
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* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.456123'''Quantum Monte Carlo method for some model and realistic coupled anharmonic oscillators''']<br> M. Caffarel, P. Claverie, C. Mijoule, J. Andzelm, and D.R. Salahub, J. Chem. Phys. vol. 90, 990 (1989)
 
* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.456123'''Quantum Monte Carlo method for some model and realistic coupled anharmonic oscillators''']<br> M. Caffarel, P. Claverie, C. Mijoule, J. Andzelm, and D.R. Salahub, J. Chem. Phys. vol. 90, 990 (1989)
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<B> Implementation of large-scale QMC simulations </B>
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* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/jcc.pdf '''Quantum Monte Carlo for large chemical systems: Implementing efficient strategies for petascale platforms and beyond'''] A.Scemama, M. Caffarel, E. Oseret, and W. Jalby submitted to J.Comp.Chem.
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* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/kobe.pdf '''QMC=Chem: a quantum Monte Carlo program for large-scale simulations in chemistry at the petascale level and beyond'''] A. Scemama, M. Caffarel, E. Oseret and W. Jalby VECPAR 2012 in press.
  
 
<B> Perturbation Theory with QMC. Applications to interaction energies and polarizabilities </B>
 
<B> Perturbation Theory with QMC. Applications to interaction energies and polarizabilities </B>
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* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.47.3704 '''Evaluating Dynamic Multipole Polarizabilities and van Der Waals Dispersion Coefficients of two-electron Systems with a Quantum Monte Carlo Calculation: A Comparison with some ''Ab Initio'' Calculations''']<br> M. Caffarel, M. Rérat, and C. Pouchan, Phys. Rev. A vol.47, 3704 (1993)
 
* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.47.3704 '''Evaluating Dynamic Multipole Polarizabilities and van Der Waals Dispersion Coefficients of two-electron Systems with a Quantum Monte Carlo Calculation: A Comparison with some ''Ab Initio'' Calculations''']<br> M. Caffarel, M. Rérat, and C. Pouchan, Phys. Rev. A vol.47, 3704 (1993)
 
* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.471209'''A quantum Monte Carlo perturbational study of the He-He interaction''']<br> C. Huiszoon and  M. Caffarel, J. Chem. Phys. vol. 104, 4621 (1996)
 
* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.471209'''A quantum Monte Carlo perturbational study of the He-He interaction''']<br> C. Huiszoon and  M. Caffarel, J. Chem. Phys. vol. 104, 4621 (1996)
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* [http://localhost '''Dynamic Polarizabilities andvvan der Waals Coefficients of the 2^1S and 2^3S MetastablevStates of Helium''']<br> M. Rérat, M. Caffarel, and C. Pouchan, Phys. Rev A vol. 48, 161 (1993).
  
 
<B> Perturbation Theory with SAPT </B>
 
<B> Perturbation Theory with SAPT </B>
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* [http://localhost '''Gutzwiller Wave Function for a Model of Strongly Interacting Bosons'''] <br> W. Krauth, M. Caffarel and J.P. Bouchaud, Phys. Rev B vol. 45, 3137 (1992).
 
* [http://localhost '''Gutzwiller Wave Function for a Model of Strongly Interacting Bosons'''] <br> W. Krauth, M. Caffarel and J.P. Bouchaud, Phys. Rev B vol. 45, 3137 (1992).
 
* [http://localhost '''Dynamic Polarizabilities andvvan der Waals Coefficients of the 2^1S and 2^3S MetastablevStates of Helium''']<br> M. Rérat, M. Caffarel, and C. Pouchan, Phys. Rev A vol. 48, 161 (1993).
 
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Exact Diagonalization Approach to Correlated Fermions in Infinite Dimensions: Mott Transition and Superconductivity Model'''] <br> M. Caffarel and W. Krauth, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol.72, 1545 (1994)
 
* [http://localhost '''Exact Diagonalization Approach to Correlated Fermions in Infinite Dimensions: Mott Transition and Superconductivity Model'''] <br> M. Caffarel and W. Krauth, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol.72, 1545 (1994)
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Exact Diagonalization Approach for the infinite D Hubbard Model'''] <br> M. Caffarel and W. Krauth, 7 pages, cond-mat/9306057, extended version of first part of previous paper.
 
* [http://localhost '''Exact Diagonalization Approach for the infinite D Hubbard Model'''] <br> M. Caffarel and W. Krauth, 7 pages, cond-mat/9306057, extended version of first part of previous paper.
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Superconductivity in the Two-Band Hubbard Model in Infinite D: an Exact Diagonalization Study'''] <br> W. Krauth and M. Caffarel, 7 pages, cond-mat/9306056, extended version of second part of the previous paper.
 
* [http://localhost '''Superconductivity in the Two-Band Hubbard Model in Infinite D: an Exact Diagonalization Study'''] <br> W. Krauth and M. Caffarel, 7 pages, cond-mat/9306056, extended version of second part of the previous paper.
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Monte Carlo Calculation of the Spin-stiffness of the two-dimensional Heisenberg Model'''] <br> M. Caffarel, P. Azaria, B. Delamotte, and D. Mouhanna, Europhys. Lett. vol. 26, 493 (1994)
 
* [http://localhost '''Monte Carlo Calculation of the Spin-stiffness of the two-dimensional Heisenberg Model'''] <br> M. Caffarel, P. Azaria, B. Delamotte, and D. Mouhanna, Europhys. Lett. vol. 26, 493 (1994)
 
 
* [http://localhost '''One-dimensional pair-hopping and attractive Hubbard models: A comparative study''']<br> M. van den Bossche and M. Caffarel, Phys. Rev. B vol. 54, 17414 (1996)
 
* [http://localhost '''One-dimensional pair-hopping and attractive Hubbard models: A comparative study''']<br> M. van den Bossche and M. Caffarel, Phys. Rev. B vol. 54, 17414 (1996)
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Hubbard model on d-dimensional hypercubes: Exact solution for the two-electron case''']<br>  M. Caffarel and R. Mosseri, Phys. Rev. B {\bf }, 12651 (1998).
 
* [http://localhost '''Hubbard model on d-dimensional hypercubes: Exact solution for the two-electron case''']<br>  M. Caffarel and R. Mosseri, Phys. Rev. B {\bf }, 12651 (1998).
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Hubbard model on hypercubes''']<br> R. Assaraf, M. Caffarel, and R. Mosseri, Physica B p.259-261, 787 (1999)
 
* [http://localhost '''Hubbard model on hypercubes''']<br> R. Assaraf, M. Caffarel, and R. Mosseri, Physica B p.259-261, 787 (1999)
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Metal-insulator transition in the one-dimensional SU(N) Hubbard model''']<br>  R. Assaraf, P. Azaria, M. Caffarel, and P. Lecheminant, Phys. Rev. B vol. 60, 2299 (1999)
 
* [http://localhost '''Metal-insulator transition in the one-dimensional SU(N) Hubbard model''']<br>  R. Assaraf, P. Azaria, M. Caffarel, and P. Lecheminant, Phys. Rev. B vol. 60, 2299 (1999)
 
 
* [http://localhost '''Spin-stiffness and topological defects in two-dimensional frustrated spin systems''']<br> M. Caffarel, P. Azaria, B. Delamotte, and D. Mouhanna, Phys. Rev. B vol. 64, 014412 (2001)
 
* [http://localhost '''Spin-stiffness and topological defects in two-dimensional frustrated spin systems''']<br> M. Caffarel, P. Azaria, B. Delamotte, and D. Mouhanna, Phys. Rev. B vol. 64, 014412 (2001)
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* [http://localhost '''Block-diagonalization of Pairing Hamiltonians using spin-transpositions'''] <br> J. Szeftel and M. Caffarel, J. Phys. A : Math.Gen. vol. 37 623 (2004)
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* [http://localhost '''Dynamical Symmetry Enlargement versus Spin-Charge Decoupling in the one-dimensional SU(4) Hubbard Model''']<br>  R. Assaraf, P. Azaria, E. Boulat, M. Caffarel, and P. Lecheminant, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 93, 016407 (2004)
  
* [http://localhost '''Block-diagonalization of Pairing Hamiltonians using spin-transpositions'''] <br> J. Szeftel and M. Caffarel, J. Phys. A : Math.Gen. vol. 37 623 (2004)
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<B> Quantum aesthetics  </B>
  
* [http://localhost '''Dynamical Symmetry Enlargement versus Spin-Charge Decoupling in the one-dimensional SU(4) Hubbard Model''']<br> R. Assaraf, P. Azaria, E. Boulat, M. Caffarel, and P. Lecheminant, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 93, 016407 (2004)
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* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/grospapier_esthetique_quantique.pdf '''L’esthétique quantique : un regard croisé Arts et Sciences''']<br> M. Martinez et M. Caffarel in Science, Fables and Chimera: Strange Encounters, edited by Laurence Roussillon- Constanty and Philippe Murillo, Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. Actes du Colloque International "Science, fables et chimères: croisements" Toulouse,10-11 Juin 2011.
  
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* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/martinez_caffarel_aesthetics.pdf '''Quantum aesthetics: When quantum theory stimulates the artistic and scientific imagination. A critical assessment''']<br> M. Martinez et M. Caffarel[http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/martinez_caffarel_esthetique.pdf '''french version'''] [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/esthetique_quantique_roumain.pdf '''romanian version''']
  
 
<B> Other publications </B>
 
<B> Other publications </B>
  
 
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/Obernai.pdf'''Méthodes d'intégration fonctionnelle et méthodes stochastiques pour le traitement de problèmes quantiques. Application à la physique atomique et moléculaire''']<br> M. Caffarel, Doctorat de l'Université Paris 6, 27 Mars 1987.
 
* [http://qmcchem.ups-tlse.fr/files/caffarel/Obernai.pdf'''Méthodes d'intégration fonctionnelle et méthodes stochastiques pour le traitement de problèmes quantiques. Application à la physique atomique et moléculaire''']<br> M. Caffarel, Doctorat de l'Université Paris 6, 27 Mars 1987.

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Directeur de Recherches au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Lab. de Chimie et Physique Quantiques "(LCPQ)
Université Paul Sabatier " (UPS) and University of Toulouse (UT)
Phone: +33 5 61 55 60 46
Fax: +33 5 61 55 60 65
E-mail: caffarel@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr
Mail: CNRS-Lab. de Chimie et Physique Quantiques
IRSAMC Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex (FRANCE)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Development of methods and applications for the N-body quantum problem in physics and chemistry.

PUBLICATION LIST

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

PUBLICATIONS PER CATEGORY

Reviews

  • M. Caffarel, Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics, ed. Bjorn Engquist, Springer (2011).
  • Fixed-Node Quantum Monte Carlo for Chemistry M. Caffarel and A. Ramirez-Solis, in The proceedings of the 14th International Conference: "Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories", edited by Jordi Boronat, Gregory Astrakharchik, and Ferran Mazzanti, World Scientific (2008).
  • A few aspects of QMC for molecules M. Caffarel, R. Assaraf, A. Khelif, A. Scemama, A. Ramirez-Solis, in "Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Quantum Chemistry Problems", Mathematisches Forschunginstitut Oberwolfach, p.7 Report No.47/2006 (2006).
  • A pedagogical introduction to quantum Monte Carlo
    M. Caffarel, R. Assaraf in Mathematical models and methods for ab initio Quantum Chemistry in Lecture Notes in Chemistry, eds. M. Defranceschi and C.Le Bris, Springer p.45 (2000)
  • Stochastic methods in quantum mechanics
    M. Caffarel in Numerical Determination of the Electronic Structure of Atoms, Diatomic and Polyatomic Molecules (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1989), pp.85-105.

Methodology: General Aspects

Zero-Variance Zero-Bias principle and its Applications (Forces)

Trial wavefunctions

Electron Pair Localization Function

Maximum probability domains

QMC for vibrational levels

Implementation of large-scale QMC simulations

Perturbation Theory with QMC. Applications to interaction energies and polarizabilities

Perturbation Theory with SAPT

The fermion sign problem

Nodal properties of wavefunctions

Chemical applications

Theoretical condensed-matter physics (Hubbard and Heisenberg models)

Quantum aesthetics

  • L’esthétique quantique : un regard croisé Arts et Sciences
    M. Martinez et M. Caffarel in Science, Fables and Chimera: Strange Encounters, edited by Laurence Roussillon- Constanty and Philippe Murillo, Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. Actes du Colloque International "Science, fables et chimères: croisements" Toulouse,10-11 Juin 2011.

Other publications