Path-integral Monte Carlo simulations without the sign problem: Multilevel blocking approach for effective actions

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 5961-5966

  Egger, R ^a   Muhlbacher L ^a,b   Mak, C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPIN DYNAMICS;

BLOCKING ALGORITHMS; PATH-INTEGRAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; REAL- TIME; SIGN PROBLEM; SPIN BOSON MODELS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0000182049     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.5961     Document Type: Article

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