Eric CANCES


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Research activities:

Fields of research: 
  • Mathematical and numerical analysis of Quantum Chemistry models: SCF algorithms, perturbation method, diffusion Monte-Carlo, time-dependent models 
  • Molecular simulation in the liquid phase with continuum models 
  • Laser control of quantum processes
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Multiscale modelling 
Visit the site of our Molecular and Multiscale Modelling group. 

PhD thesis: Molecular Simulation and Environmental Effects: A Mathematical and Numerical Perspective

Habilitation thesis: Contributions to the mathematical and numerical study of some models arising in molecular and multiscale simulations

Teaching activities:

At the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées: 
  • Numerical Analysis (1997-2005) 
  • Analysis (since 1999) 
  • Quantum Physics (1999-2001) 
  • Modelling in engineering problems (2000-2002)
At the Ecole Polytechnique : 
  • Numerical analysis and optimization (since 2004) 
At the University of Paris-Dauphine : 
  • DEA EDPA - Equations aux Dérivées Partielles et Applications: Mathematical and numerical analysis of Quantum Chemistry models (2000-2004) 
At the University Pierre and Marie Curie: 
  • M2 Mathématiques de la modélisation: Molecular simulation (since 2005) 

Selected publications:

Books and review articles: 
  • (with M. Defranceschi, W. Kutzelnigg, C. Le Bris and Y. Maday) Computational quantum chemistry: a primer, in: Handbook of numerical analysis. Volume X: special volume: computational chemistry, Ph. Ciarlet and C. Le Bris eds (Elsevier, 2003) 3-270.  
  • (with C. Le Bris and Y. Maday) Méthodes mathématiques en chimie quantique, Springer 2006.
SCF convergence: 
  • (with C. Le Bris) On the convergence of SCF algorithms for the Hartree-Fock equations, M2AN 34 (2000) 749-774. 
  • (with C. Le Bris) Can we outperform the DIIS approach for electronic structure calculations?, Int. J. Quantum Chem. 79 (2000) 82-90. 
  • SCF algorithms for Hartree-Fock electronic calculations, in Lecture Notes in Chemistry 74 (2000) 17-43. 
  • SCF algorithms for Kohn-Sham models with fractional occupation numbers, J. Chem. Phys. 114 (2001) 10616-16622. 
  • (with K. Kudin and G.E. Scuseria) A black-box self-consistent field convergence algorithm: one step closer, J. Chem. Phys. 116 (2002) 8255-8261.
  • (with K. Kudin, G.E. Scuseria and G. Turinici) Quadratically convergent algorithm for fractional occupation numbers, J. Chem. Phys. 118 (2003) 5364-5368.
Miscellaneous problems related to electronic structure calculations: 
  • (with C. Le Bris) On the perturbation methods for some nonlinear Quantum Chemistry models, Math. Mod. and Meth. in App. Sci. 8 (1998) 55-94. 
  • (with C. Le Bris) On the time-dependent Hartree-Fock equations coupled with a classical nuclear dynamics, Math. Mod. and Meth. in App. Sci. 9 (1999) 963-990. 
  • (with C. Le Bris, Y. Maday, and G. Turinici) Towards reduced basis approaches in ab initio electronic structure computations, Journal of Scientific Computing 17 (2002) 461-469. 
  • (with A. Ben Haj Yedder and C. Le Bris) Mathematical remarks on the optimized effective potential problem, Int. Diff. Eq. 17 (2004) 331-368.
  • (with R. Keriven, F. Lodier and A. Savin) How electrons guard the space: shape optimization with probability distribution criteria, Theoret. Chem. Acc. 111 (2004) 373-380.
  • (with A. Gallegos, R. Carbo-Dorca, F. Lodier and A. Savin), Maximal probability domains in linear molecules, J. Comput. Chem. 26 (2005) 455-460.
  • (with X. Blanc) Nonlinear instability of density-independent orbital-free kinetic energy functionals, J. Chem. Phys. 122 (2005) 214106.
  • (with H. Galicher and M. Lewin) Computing electronic structures: A new multiconfiguration approach for excited states, J. Comput. Phys. 212 (2006) 73-98.
  • (with B. Jourdain and T. Lelièvre) Quantum Monte Carlo simulation of fermions. A mathematical analysis of the fixed node approximation, Math. Mod. and Meth. in App. Sci. 16 (2006) 1403-1440.
  • (with M. Lewin and G. Stoltz) A new expression of the electronic ground-state energy: Reduced density matrices and duality, J. Chem. Phys. 125 (2006) 064101.
  • (with M. Caffarel, T. Lelièvre, A. Scemama and G. Stoltz) An efficient sampling algorithm for Variational Monte Carlo , J. Chem. Phys. 125 (2006) 114105 .
  • (with M. Barrault, W.W. Hager and C. Le Bris) Multilevel domain decomposition for electronic structure calculations , J. Comput. Phys. 222 (2007) 86-109.
  • (with A.F. Izmaylov, V.N. Staroverov, G.E. Scuseria, E.R. Davidson and G. Stoltz), The effective local potential method: Implementation for molecules and relation to approximate optimized effective potential techniques, J. Chem. Phys. 126 (2007) 084107.
Continuum polarizable models: 
  • (with B. Mennucci and J. Tomasi) A new integral equation formalism for the polarizable continuum model: theoretical background and applications to isotropic and anisotropic dielectrics, J. Chem. Phys. 101 (1997) 10506-10517. 
  • (with B. Mennucci and J. Tomasi) Evaluation of solvent effects in isotropic and anisotropic dielectrics, and in ionic solutions with a unified integral equation method: theoretical bases, computational implementation and numerical applications, J. Phys. Chem. 107 (1997) 3032-3041. 
  • (with C. Amovilli, V. Barone, R. Cammi, M. Cossi, B. Mennucci, C. S. Pomelli and J. Tomasi) Recent advances in the description of solvent effects with the polarizable continuum model, Adv. Quantum Chem. 32 (1998) 227. 
  • (with B. Mennucci) New applications of integral equation methods for solvation continuum models: ionic solutions and liquid crystals, J. Math. Chem. 23 (1998) 309-326. 
  • (with B. Mennucci) Analytical derivatives for geometry optimization in solvation continuum models I: Theory, J. Chem. Phys. 109 (1998) 249-259. 
  • (with B. Mennucci and J. Tomasi) Analytical derivatives for geometry optimization in solvation continuum models II: Numerical applications, J. Chem. Phys. 109 (1998) 260-266. 
  • (with C. Le Bris, B. Mennucci and J. Tomasi) Integral Equation Methods for Molecular Scale Calculations in the liquid phase, Math. Mod. and Meth. in App. Sci 9 (1999) 35-44. 
  • (with J. Tomasi and B. Mennucci) The IEF version of the PCM solvation method: an overview of a new method addressed to study molecular solutes at the QM ab initio level, J. Mol. Struct. THEOCHEM 464 (1999) 211. 
  • (with B. Mennucci) The escaped charge problem in solvation continuum models, J. Chem. Phys. 115 (2001) 6130-6135. 
Control of quantum processes: 
  • (with C. Le Bris and M. Pilot) Optimal bilinear control for a Schrodinger equation, Note aux Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Serie I, 330 (2000) 567-571. 
  • (with A. Ben-Haj-Yedder and C. Le Bris) Optimal laser control of chemical reactions using automatic differentiation, Proceedings of Automatic Differentiation 2000: From Simulation to Optimization, Springer-Verlag  (2001) 203-213. 
  • (with A. Auger,  C. Dion, A. Ben Haj Yedder, A. Keller, C. Le Bris  and  O. Atabek) Optimal laser control of chemical reactions: methodology and results, Math. Mod. and Meth. in App. Sci. 12 (2002) 1281-1315.
  • (with A. Ben Haj-Yedder, A. Auger, C. M. Dion, A. Keller, C. Le Bris, and O. Atabek) Numerical optimization of laser fields to control molecular orientation, Phys. Rev. A 66 (2002) 063401.
  • (with C. Dion, A. Ben Haj Yedder, C. Le Bris, A. Keller and  O. Atabek) Optimal laser control of orientation: the kicked molecule, Phys. Rev. A 65 (2002) 063408.
Molecular dynamics: 
  • (with F. Castella, Ph. Chartier, E. Faou, C. Le Bris, F. Legoll and G. Turinici) High order integration formulae with error bounds for statistical average calculations by molecular dynamics simulations, J. Chem. Phys. 121 (2004) 10346.
  • (with F. Castella, Ph. Chartier, E. Faou, C. Le Bris, F. Legoll and G. Turinici) Long-time averaging using symplectic solvers with application to molecular dynamics,  Numer. Math. 100 (2005) 211-232.
  • (with F. Legoll and G. Stoltz) Theoretical and numerical comparison of some sampling methods for molecular dynamics, Preprint IMA 2040 (2005).
Multiscale models for complex fluids : 
  • (with I. Catto and Y. Gati) Mathematical analysis of a nonlinear parabolic equation arising in the modelling of non-newtonian flows, SIAM J. Math. Anal. 37 (2005) 60-82.
  • (with I. Catto, Y. Gati and C. Le Bris) A micro-macro model describing Couette flows of concentrated suspensions, SIAM J. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation 4 (2005) 1041 - 1058.
  • (with C. Le Bris) Convergence to equilibrium of a multiscale model for suspensions, DCDS-B 6 (2006) 449-470.

 
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