ConceptVariational Monte Carlo
Variational Monte Carlo
A quantum many-body numerical method that combines the variational principle with Monte Carlo sampling to approximately solve for the ground-state energy and wave function of a quantum system.
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Oct 14
The Hilbert space of quantum many-body problems grows exponentially with the number of particles, and once it exceeds the capability range of exact methods, reference solutions need to be generated with approximate means (such as the density matrix renormalization group DMRG, variational Monte Carlo).
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