The Monte Carlo method in quantum statistical mechanics
- 24 October 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Vol. 58 (4) , 594-598
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100040639
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.Keywords
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