Quantum Monte Carlo methods : algorithms for lattice models /
J.E. Gubernatis, N. Kawashima, P. Werner.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 488 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 May 2016).
Monte Carlo basics -- Data analysis -- Monte Carlo for classical many-body problems -- Quantum Monte Carlo primer -- Finite-temperature quantum spin algorithms -- Determinant method -- Continuous-time impurity solvers -- Variational Monte Carlo -- Power methods -- Fermion ground state methods -- Analytic continuation -- Parallelization.
Featuring detailed explanations of the major algorithms used in quantum Monte Carlo simulations, this is the first textbook of its kind to provide a pedagogical overview of the field and its applications. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Monte Carlo method, its use, and its foundations, and examines algorithms for the simulation of quantum many-body lattice problems at finite and zero temperature. These algorithms include continuous-time loop and cluster algorithms for quantum spins, determinant methods for simulating fermions, power methods for computing ground and excited states, and the variational Monte Carlo method. Also discussed are continuous-time algorithms for quantum impurity models and their use within dynamical mean-field theory, along with algorithms for analytically continuing imaginary-time quantum Monte Carlo data. The parallelization of Monte Carlo simulations is also addressed. This is an essential resource for graduate students, teachers, and researchers interested in quantum Monte Carlo techniques.