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Quantum Monte Carlo Motivation

There are

2^A\times \left(\begin{array}{c} A\\ Z\end{array}\right)

coupled second-order differential equations in 3A dimensions.

For a nucleus like beryllium-10 this number is 215040. This is a truely challenging many-body problem.

Methods like partial differential equations can at most be used for 2-3 particles.