Hugh Burton

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Theoretical chemist studying the quantum properties of molecules. @royalsociety.org University Research Fellow at @uclchemistry.bsky.social. Previously @downingcollege.bsky.social and @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social. www.hughburton.com | x.com/HughGABurton

Excited to be at my first #ACSFall2025 meeting! I'll be giving a talk on a new type of wavefunction theory - "Unitary Product States" - that is both compatible with quantum computers and sheds new light on traditional electronic structure methods. Wednesday 20th August at 2pm in Hall E - Room 26!

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Very happy to have this one out! Two takeaways or tl:dr’s: 1. Spin projection is known to be “too expensive” as an N-body operation, but not if you focus on the relevant (valence) space where static correlation strikes. 2. This basically helps you identifying the active space where the multi (1/2)

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Our collaboration with @cortogantese.bsky.social on spin-constrained projected HF is now published! New methodology for multireference #CompChem problems without active spaces. @uclchemistry.bsky.social @pubs.acs.org doi.org/10.1021/acs....

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New PhD opportunity in #CompChem at @uclchemistry.bsky.social starting October 2025... If you're interested in developing new theoretical models for excited states, then we look forward to hearing from you. Please share widely... and Merry Christmas!

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PhD Project - Novel Wavefunction Theory for Electronic Excitations at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

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