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The basics of quantum Monte Carlo

By Lucas Wagner1, Jeffrey C Grossman2, Jeffrey B. Neaton3

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Abstract

Quantum Monte Carlo is a highly accurate method to approximately solve the Schrodinger equation. I explain quantum Monte Carlo in a way that should be accessible to someone who is somewhat familiar with quantum mechanics. The discussion is mostly conceptual.

Bio Lucas Wagner is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Nanosciences group at UC Berkeley, under the supervision of Dr. Jeffrey Grossman. One of his PhD projects was the development of a general purpose quantum Monte Carlo program available under the GPL at www.qwalk.org.
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  • Lucas Wagner; Jeffrey C Grossman; Jeffrey B. Neaton (2007), "The basics of quantum Monte Carlo," http://nanohub.org/resources/2816.

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Tags
  1. computational chemistry
  2. introductory
  3. material science
  4. quantum
  5. quantum chemistry
  6. quantum mechanics

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