Abstract
Two methods are suggested for performing ground-state electronic-structure calculations within the independent-electron approximation. Both methods involve the purification of a specified initial density matrix, which can be done either canonically (at a fixed electron count ${N}_{e})$ or grand canonically (at a fixed chemical potential \ensuremath{\mu}). Linear system-size scaling is achieved either way, as we illustrate in example tight-binding calculations on carbon nanotubes.
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