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Green’s Function Monte Carlo for Fermions

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We present an exact and stable Green’s function Monte Carlo algorithm for few-fermion systems. Results are given for low-Z atoms. Possible improvements in constructing the importance functions are discussed. We also present a bilinear algorithm for sampling the product of two wavefunctions.

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Kalos, M.H., Zhang, S. (1992). Green’s Function Monte Carlo for Fermions. In: Ainsworth, T.L., Campbell, C.E., Clements, B.E., Krotscheck, E. (eds) Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3466-2_27

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