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Monte Carlo path-integral calculations for two-point boundary-value problems

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A computational technique based on the method of path integral is studied with a view to finding approximate solutions of a class of two-point boundary-value problems. These solutions are “rough” solutions by Monte Carlo sampling. From the computational point of view, however, once these rough solutions are obtained for any nonlinear cases, they serve as good starting approximations for improving the solutions to higher accuracy. Numerical results of a few examples are also shown.

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  1. Department of Electronics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Takeshi Kiyono

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  1. Takao Tsuda
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Tsuda, T., Ichida, K. & Kiyono, T. Monte Carlo path-integral calculations for two-point boundary-value problems. Numer. Math. 10, 110–116 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02174142

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