Markov chain Monte Carlo methods in quantum field theories. A modern primer

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-46044-0MaRDI QIDQ2184845zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Anosh Joseph

Publication date 29 May 2020

Published in SpringerBriefs in Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.10997

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Monte Carlo methods (65C05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Computational methods for problems pertaining to quantum theory (81-08)

Abstract: We introduce and discuss Monte Carlo methods in quantum field theories. Methods of independent Monte Carlo, such as random sampling and importance sampling, and methods of dependent Monte Carlo, such as Metropolis sampling and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, are introduced. We review the underlying theoretical foundations of Markov chain Monte Carlo. We provide several examples of Monte Carlo simulations, including one-dimensional simple harmonic oscillator, unitary matrix model exhibiting Gross-Witten-Wadia transition and a supersymmetric model exhibiting dynamical supersymmetry breaking.

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