Quantum Monte Carlo approaches to nuclear and atomic physics

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Quantum Monte Carlo methods have proven to be valuable in the study of strongly correlated quantum systems, particularly nuclear physics and cold atomic gases.

• Historically, such ab initio simulations have been used to study properties of light nuclei, including spectra and form factors, low-energy scattering, and high-momentum properties including inclusive scattering and one- and two-body momentum distributions.
• More recently they have been used to study the properties of homogeneous and inhomogeneous neutron matter and cold atomic gases.
• There are close analogies between these seemingly diverse systems, including the equation of state, superfluid pairing, and linear response to external probes.