Exact kinetic propagators for coherent state complex Langevin simulations
Quantum Gases
2026-02-18 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We introduce and benchmark an improved algorithm for complex Langevin simulations of bosonic coherent state path integrals. Our approach utilizes a Strang splitting of the imaginary-time propagator rather than the conventional linear-order Taylor expansion, allowing us to construct an action that incorporates higher-order terms at negligible computational cost. The resulting algorithm enjoys guaranteed linear stability independent of the imaginary-time discretization, enabling more resource-efficient simulations. We demonstrate this improved performance for single-species bosons and for two-component bosons with Rashba spin-orbit coupling.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2508.11057,
title = {Exact kinetic propagators for coherent state complex Langevin simulations},
author = {Thomas G. Kiely and Ethan C. McGarrigle and Glenn H. Fredrickson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.11057},
year = {2026}
}
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9 pages, 4 figures