Towards Reduced Basis Approaches in ab initio Electronic Structure Computations

Due to the high dimensionality of the spaces where the problems are set, adapted discretization basis are often advocated in complex physical problems (Navier–Stokes equations, solid mecanics, ab initio electronic structure computations) to express the solution in terms of solution of similar (but easier to solve) problems. However, very few mathematical studies have been undertaken to asses the numerical properties of these approximations. Within this context, we will present in this paper an overview of the tools required to develop more rigorous reduced basis approaches for quantum chemistry: a posteriori numerical analysis and fast exponential decay of the n-width of the solution set.

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