stoquastic
Of a Hermitian matrix, having real non-positive off-diagonal elementsOf a Hermitian matrix, having real non-positive off-diagonal elements. These matrices have elements of quantum mechanics and classical theory of stochastic matrices. For non-technical purposes ‘stoquastic’ is equivalent to “avoiding the sign problem”.
/stəˈkwæstɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of a Hermitian matrix, having real non-positive off-diagonal elements. These matrices have elements of quantum mechanics and classical theory of stochastic matrices. For non-technical purposes ‘stoquastic’ is equivalent to “avoiding the sign problem”.
Origin
Blend of stochastic + quantum.Blend of stochastic + quantum.
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