Quantum Monte Carlo methods

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 388-402

  Lüchow, Arne ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL MECHANICS; CLASSICAL SIMULATION; COMPUTER RESOURCES; ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; QUANTUM MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84865460059     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.40     Document Type: Review

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