An overview of quantum Monte Carlo methods

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue , 2010, Pages 129-135

  Ceperley, David M ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

QUANTUM MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 78149426458     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2010.71.6     Document Type: Review

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