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To be specific, let us consider for the moment the problem of N atoms in a volume V at temperature T, and we wish to calculate the average of some observable A which in quantum mechanics is described by an operator Â.
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Binder, K., Heermann, D.W. (2002). Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations: An Introduction. In: Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04685-2_5
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