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Path integral Monte Carlo methods: Static- and time-correlation functions

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Path integral methods for simulating the structure, thermodynamic properties, and time-dependent response of simple quantum systems are reviewed. These methods are used to simulate the structure of an excess electron in a helium bath.

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Supported by grants from NSF and NIH. The work reported here was partially supported by a grant of supercomputer time on the University of Minnesota Cray 1 by the OASC of NSF.

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Berne, B.J. Path integral Monte Carlo methods: Static- and time-correlation functions. J Stat Phys 43, 911–929 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02628319

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