Quantum Monte Carlo

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computational method
gptkbp:accuracy high for ground state energies
limited for excited states
gptkbp:advantage accurate treatment of electron correlation
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Hartree-Fock_method
gptkb:Configuration_Interaction_method
gptkb:Density_Matrix_Renormalization_Group
exact diagonalization
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Schrödinger_equation
probability distributions
statistical sampling
gptkbp:developedBy 1950s
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_physics
computational physics
quantum chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quantum Monte Carlo
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Auxiliary_Field_Quantum_Monte_Carlo
gptkb:Diffusion_Monte_Carlo
gptkb:Path_Integral_Monte_Carlo
gptkb:Variational_Monte_Carlo
gptkbp:limitation computationally expensive
fermion sign problem
gptkbp:method stochastic method
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:William_A._Lester_Jr.
gptkb:B._J._Alder
gptkb:David_Ceperley
gptkb:James_B._Anderson
gptkbp:notableFor condensed matter physics
nuclear physics
quantum dots
high-temperature superconductors
quantum magnetism
quantum fluids
electronic structure calculations
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Ceperley_and_Alder,_Science,_1980
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Density_Functional_Theory
gptkb:Monte_Carlo_method
gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:requires large computational resources
gptkbp:software gptkb:CASINO
gptkb:QMC=Chem
gptkb:QMCPACK
gptkb:QWalk
gptkb:TurboRVB
gptkbp:usedFor simulating quantum systems
solving quantum many-body problems
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Monte_Carlo_integration
random sampling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quantum_Chemistry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6