The Early Years of Quantum Monte Carlo: the Ground State
History and Philosophy of Physics
2021-06-30 v1
Abstract
The history of the development of Monte Carlo methods to solve the many-body problem in quantum mechanics is presented. The survey starts with the early attempts with the first available computers just after the war and extends until the years 80s with the celebrated calculation of the electron gas by Ceperley and Alder. Usage is made of an interview of David Ceperley by the author.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2103.04881,
title = {The Early Years of Quantum Monte Carlo: the Ground State},
author = {Michel Mareschal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.04881},
year = {2021}
}