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The various Monte Carlo methods for calculating ground state energies are briefly reviewed. Then a summary of the charged systems that have been studied with Monte Carlo is given. These include the electron gas, small molecules, a metal slab and many-body hydrogen.
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Ceperley, D. (1984). A Review of Quantum Monte Carlo Methods and Results for Coulombic Systems. In: Kalos, M.H. (eds) Monte Carlo Methods in Quantum Problems. NATO ASI Series, vol 125. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6384-9_6
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