Reptation MC method (60' lecture)

David Ceperley

Link to Presentation slides (in PPT or PDF) format: Reptation_Ceperley_Print.pdf

• Theory of reptation
  • Relation between reptation, path integral ground state, path integrals and diffusion monte carlo
  • Choice of action
  • How to sample the paths: two way reptation and the bounce algorithm
  • Advantages and disadvantages of reptation
• Applications of reptation

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