Dec 14 – 15, 2023
Centre for Particle Theory
Europe/London timezone

Worldline Monte Carlo: a numerical implementation of the first quantised approach to QFT

Dec 14, 2023, 7:50 PM
20m
Ogden Centre West (OCW) Level 1

Ogden Centre West (OCW) Level 1

Speaker

Ivan Ahumada Hernandez (University of Plymouth)

Description

We present the Worldline Monte Carlo method, a direct numerical evaluation of quantum mechanical path integrals. We prove the validity of the method by simulating the QED effective action and we illustrate some improvements to the sampling trajectories with a quantum mechanical system. Finally, we discuss a numerical implementation for the evaluation of Grassmann path integrals with the aim of incorporating spin within the Worldline Monte Carlo formalism.

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Primary author

Ivan Ahumada Hernandez (University of Plymouth)

Co-author

Dr James P Edwards (University of Plymouth)

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