English Explanatory Dictionary

stoquastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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”.

Pronunciation

/stəˈkwæstɪk/

Word forms

stoquastic

Etymology

Blend of stochastic + quantum.

Derived words

stoquastic Hamiltonian
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