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We analyse the problem of the convergence and errors in calculations of the path integral in quantum Monte Carlo method. The behaviours of different estimators of potential, kinetic and total energies are compared through the analysis of the corresponding correlation functions.
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Lozovik, Y.E., Mandelshtam, V.A. Asymptotic properties of path integral Monte Carlo calculations. Il Nuovo Cimento B 109, 575–581 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728439
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728439