Monte Carlo methods, 70 years after Metropolis et al. (1953) – Now Open for Submissions!

Submit to this Special Topic today View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS ABOUT THE JOURNAL The Journal of Chemical Physics Call for Papers Special Topic: Monte Carlo methods, 70 years after Metropolis et al. (1953) The Monte Carlo method, which involves generating random numbers to solve physical problems, was originally proposed by John Von Neumann and Stanislaw Ulam. In 1953, Metropolis and colleagues published "Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines" [J. Chem. Phys. 21, 1087–1092, 1953] reporting the use of the Monte Carlo method in the first simulations of a condensed matter system. Since 1953, a wide variety of algorithms based on the Monte Carlo method have been developed and applied to study classical systems ranging from liquids to proteins. Monte Carlo methods have been developed to provide enhanced sampling and explore rare events in classical systems, extended to model dynamical processes, and employed to solve quantum problems related to electronic structures and nuclear quantum effects. Today, the Monte Carlo method is widely used for classical, quantum, and dynamical simulations. This Special Topic celebrates the 70th anniversary of the seminal publication of Metropolis et al. in The Journal of Chemical Physics by demonstrating the vitality of the Monte Carlo method in contemporary research. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: • Classical Monte Carlo simulations • Quantum Monte Carlo • Nuclear quantum effects • Classical Monte Carlo simulation software • Quantum Monte Carlo software • Kinetic and dynamic Monte Carlo • Rare event sampling • New applications of the Monte Carlo technique • Fundamentals of Monte Carlo/Markov chain methods: Mathematics and Statistics Guest Editors Edward Maginn, University of Notre Dame Ilja Siepmann, University of Minnesota Julian Tirado-Rives, Yale University Daan Frenkel, University of Cambridge Claudia Filippi, University of Twente Kristen Fichthorn, Penn State University Yuko Okamoto, Nagoya University Werner Krauth, École Normale Supérieure JCP Editors Carlos Vega, University Complutense of Madrid John Straub, Boston University Francesco Sciortino, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza David Manolopoulos, University of Oxford Michele Ceriotti, EPFL, Institute of Materials Angelos Michaelides, University of Cambridge Submission Deadline: May 30, 2024 LEARN MORE > Tell Us What You Think! Did you like this email? Yes > No >  Follow us on social media Copyright © 2023 AIP Publishing. All rights reserved. 1305 Walt Whitman Rd., Melville, NY 11747 You are receiving this email because you have opted-in to receive alerts from us. To guarantee delivery of this email please add journals@aip-info.org to your address book and safe senders list. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us then please unsubscribe or amend your settings.