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Exploring Variational Monte-Carlo Techniques

Test your knowledge on Variational Monte-Carlo (VMC) and its methodologies through this engaging quiz. Designed for those interested in computational physics and quantum mechanics, this quiz will challenge your understanding of key concepts related to VMC and its applications.

You'll encounter questions on:

Fundamental principles of VMC
Local energy and its significance
Various quantum Monte Carlo methods
Components of a trial wave function

8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by SimulatingWave42

Why VMC is called variational Monte-Carlo?

Because we vary trial wave function

Because it's based on variational principle

What is local energy?

H |\Psi|^2

H\Psi / \Psi

H^2 \Psi

\Psi^{-1} H \Psi

Which sentences are true?

RQMC is exact for fermions

VMC is based on variational principle

There is a zero energy variance principle in QMC

What RQMC stands for?

Renormalization quantum Monte Carlo

Reptational quantum Monte Carlo

Radiant Quantum Monte Carlo

What is the form of a probability distribution in VMC

|\Psi_T^2| / \int dR |\Psi_T(R)^2|

|\Psi_T|/\int dR |\Psi_T(R)^2|

|\Psi_T^2| / \int dR |\Psi_0(R)^2|

What is the biggest problem in projector/diffusion/reptational QMC?

Exploring Variational Monte-Carlo Techniques

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