A critical analysis of least-squares tensor hypercontraction applied to MP3

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The least-squares tensor hypercontraction (LS-THC) approach is a promising method of reducing the high polynomial scaling of wavefunction methods, for example, those based on many-body perturbation theory or coupled cluster. Here, we focus on LS-THC-MP3 and identify four variants with differing errors and efficiency characteristics. The performance of LS-THC-MP3 is analyzed for regular test systems with up to 40 first-row atoms. We also analyze the size-extensivity/size-consistency and grid- and basis set dependence of LS-THC-MP3. Overall, the errors observed are favorably small in comparison with standard density fitting, and a more streamlined method of generating grids via pruning is suggested. A practical crossover (the point at which LS-THC-MP3 is cheaper than the canonical method) is achieved around 240 correlated electrons. Despite several drawbacks of LS-THC that have been identified: an initial non-linearity of error when increasing system size, poor description of angular correlation, and a potentially large increase in error with the basis set size, the results show that LS-THC has significant potential for practical application to MP3 and other wavefunction methods.

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Matthews, D. A. (2021). A critical analysis of least-squares tensor hypercontraction applied to MP3. Journal of Chemical Physics, 154(13). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0038764

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