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Monte Carlo method

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-007568

A computational technique that uses random sampling to estimate numerical results, such as integrals or ensemble averages, that are hard to obtain analytically. In molecular simulation it generates a large number of configurations of the particles with probabilities set by the Boltzmann factor and averages observables over them, as an alternative to molecular dynamics, which follows deterministic trajectories.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-007568
FieldChemistry
SubjectOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Synonymsmethod of Monte Carlo
ReferencesPAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1952 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)
See alsoRandom sample
Record as JSON 
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  "synonyms": [
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  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
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  "references": [
    "PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1952 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/monte-carlo-method/"
}

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