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The Monte Carlo method in quantum statistical mechanics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

D. C. Handscomb
D. C. Handscomb
Affiliation:
Oxford University Computing Laboratory9 South Parks RoadOxford
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Abstract

This paper describes, in general terms, a Monte Carlo method for estimating statistical parameters of quantum-mechanical systems. In this method, we construct a Markov chain of transitions between finite sequences of indices, and obtain these parameters in terms of parameters of the limit distribution. This is an extension of the method of Metropolis for classical systems, and may have equally wide application.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 58 , Issue 4 , October 1962 , pp. 594 - 598
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1962

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