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Variational Monte Carlo Method Applied to Ground State of Simple Harmonic Oscillator Using Acceptance-Rejection Sampling Utilizing Mathematica

Sujaul Chowdhury

Published Jan 1, 2023• 1 citation
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10.1007/978-3-031-23294-7_5

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