Quantum Monte Carlo Methods for the Nuclear Many Body Problem at Finite Temperature

Author(s):  
Y. Alhassid
2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (10n11) ◽  
pp. 1447-1462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. ALHASSID

We discuss finite temperature quantum Monte Carlo methods in the framework of the interacting nuclear shell model. The methods are based on a representation of the imaginary-time many-body propagator as a superposition of one-body propagators describing non-interacting fermions moving in fluctuating auxiliary fields. Fermionic Monte Carlo calculations have been limited by a "sign" problem. A practical solution in the nuclear case enables realistic calculations in much larger configuration spaces than can be solved by conventional methods. Good-sign interactions can be constructed for realistic estimates of certain nuclear properties. We present various applications of the methods for calculating collective properties and level densities.


2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (10) ◽  
pp. 611-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wolf ◽  
Emanuele Curotto ◽  
Massimo Mella

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Fabio Cinti ◽  
Tommaso Macrì

We analyze the many-body phases of an ensemble of particles interacting via a Lifshitz–Petrich–Gaussian pair potential in a harmonic confinement. We focus on specific parameter regimes where we expect decagonal quasiperiodic cluster arrangements. Performing classical Monte Carlo as well as path integral quantum Monte Carlo methods, we numerically simulate systems of a few thousand particles including thermal and quantum fluctuations. Our findings indicate that the competition between the intrinsic length scale of the harmonic oscillator and the wavelengths associated to the minima of the pair potential generically lead to a destruction of the quasicrystalline pattern. Extensions of this work are also discussed.


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