A multigrid algorithm for sampling imaginary-time paths in quantum Monte Carlo simulations

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 108, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 6760-6766

  Mak, C H ^a   Zakharov, Sergey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISPERSIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CONTINUUM LIMIT; IMAGINARY-TIME PATHS; QUANTUM DISPERSIONS; QUANTUM PATHS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 2942525504     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0371027     Document Type: Article

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