Discovering correlated fermions using quantum Monte Carlo

2016/02/03 by Lucas K. Wagner, Lucas K Wagner, David M. Ceperley +1
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #Fermion #Field (mathematics) #Monte Carlo method #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum #Quantum Monte Carlo #Quantum computer #Quantum many-body systems #cond-mat.str-el

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0034-4885/79/9/094501

submission to RoPP review issue

arxiv created 2016/02/03 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex publication_date 2016/08/12 · arxiv updated 2016/08/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

It has become increasingly feasible to use quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods to study correlated fermion systems for realistic Hamiltonians. We give a summary of these techniques targeted at researchers in the field of correlated electrons, focusing on the fundamentals, capabilities, and current status of this technique. The QMC methods often offer the highest accuracy solutions available for systems in the continuum, and, since they address the many-body problem directly, the simulations can be analyzed to obtain insight into the nature of correlated quantum behavior.

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