Complex paths around the sign problem

A Alexandru, G Başar, PF Bedaque… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
The Monte Carlo evaluation of path integrals is one of a few general purpose methods to
approach strongly coupled systems. It is used in all branches of physics, from QCD and …

Complex Langevin and other approaches to the sign problem in quantum many-body physics

CE Berger, L Rammelmüller, AC Loheac, F Ehmann… - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
We review the theory and applications of complex stochastic quantization to the quantum
many-body problem. Along the way, we present a brief overview of a number of ideas that …

Quantum critical points and the sign problem

R Mondaini, S Tarat, RT Scalettar - Science, 2022 - science.org
The “sign problem”(SP) is a fundamental limitation to simulations of strongly correlated
matter. It is often argued that the SP is not intrinsic to the physics of particular Hamiltonians …

Solving the fermion sign problem in quantum Monte Carlo simulations by Majorana representation

ZX Li, YF Jiang, H Yao - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
We discover a quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method to solve the fermion sign problem in
interacting fermion models by employing a Majorana representation of complex fermions …

Sign-problem-free fermionic quantum Monte Carlo: Developments and applications

ZX Li, H Yao - Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Reliable simulations of correlated quantum systems, including high-temperature
superconductors and frustrated magnets, are increasingly desired nowadays to further our …

Monte Carlo studies of quantum critical metals

E Berg, S Lederer, Y Schattner… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Metallic quantum critical phenomena are believed to play a key role in many strongly
correlated materials, including high-temperature superconductors. Theoretically, the …

Majorana-time-reversal symmetries: A fundamental principle for sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo simulations

ZX Li, YF Jiang, H Yao - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
A fundamental open issue in physics is whether and how the fermion sign problem in
quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations can be solved generically. Here, we show that …

Fermionic quantum critical point of spinless fermions on a honeycomb lattice

L Wang, P Corboz, M Troyer - New Journal of Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Spinless fermions on a honeycomb lattice provide a minimal realization of lattice Dirac
fermions. Repulsive interactions between nearest neighbors drive a quantum phase …

Majorana positivity and the fermion sign problem of quantum Monte Carlo simulations

ZC Wei, C Wu, Y Li, S Zhang, T Xiang - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
The sign problem is a major obstacle in quantum Monte Carlo simulations for many-body
fermion systems. We examine this problem with a new perspective based on the Majorana …

[HTML][HTML] Towards quantum simulating QCD

UJ Wiese - Nuclear Physics A, 2014 - Elsevier
Quantum link models provide an alternative non-perturbative formulation of Abelian and non-
Abelian lattice gauge theories. They are ideally suited for quantum simulation, for example …