Publications, current projects and talks
Mike Towler

Currently I am working on:

Scientific articles

For translations and creative writing, see the list further down the page

Translations

This stuff can be seen in context, with other relevant material and forthcoming translations, at the TTI local history site.

Creative Writing

I occasionally publishes local interest stories in my News from the Towler Institute 'blog' for Barga News. Here is the full collection of stories:

Talks presented (* = invited)

63*. Accurate solutions of the Schrödinger equation for big systems and why they are useful (Oxford University Physics Society, 2012)
62. Some thoughts about Quantum Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics (Cambridge, U.K., 2012)
61*. Quantum Monte Carlo, density functional theory, and many-body physics ('Band structure meets many-body theory' summer school, Vienna University, Austria, 2012)
60. Massively-parallel QMC calculations: CPUs, GPUs, and DMC molecular dynamics (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2012)
59*. The quantum theory of de Broglie and Bohm: twists and turns in quantum foundations (University College London, U.K. 2012)
58. A brief discussion about weak measurements (Cambridge, U.K. 2012)
57. Perfect parallel scaling for quantum Monte Carlo on hundreds of thousands of cores (Cambridge, U.K. 2012)
56. Art and physics (Royal Academy of Engineering, London, U.K, 2011). Text here.
55*. Numerical simulations of the emergence of quantum mechanics (University of Vienna, Austria, 2011)
54*. Further results in out-of-equilibrium quantum physics (Clemson University, U.S.A. 2011)
53*. The quantum theory of de Broglie and Bohm: a challenge to orthodox quantum mechanics (Oxford University Physics Society, Oxford, 2011)
52*. The Coriolis force (Queen Mary University, London, 2011)
51*. Quantum Monte Carlo - a practical solution to the correlation problem in electronic structure calculations (Queen Mary University, London, 2011)
50*. The quantum theory of de Broglie and Bohm: a challenge to orthodox quantum mechanics (Chemisch Physikalische Gesellschaft, Vienna, Austria, 2010)
49*. Quantum Monte Carlo - a practical solution to the correlation problem in electronic structure calculations (Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2010)
48*. A dangerous but enlightening journey (Basil Hiley 75th birthday Fest, Helsinki, Finland, 2010)
47. Origin of the Born rule (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2010)
46. 21st-century directions in de Broglie-Bohm theory and beyond - an introduction (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2010)
45. The magic of moving nodes (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2010)
44. Dynamical relaxation to quantum equilibrium: introducing the LOUIS code (Cambridge, U.K., 2010)
43. Exchange, antisymmetry, and Pauli repulsion (Cambridge, U.K., 2010)
42*. Quantum Monte Carlo - a practical solution to the correlation problem in electronic structure calculations (Torino, Italy, 2009)
41*. The return of pilot waves, or, why Bohr, Heisenberg, Pauli, Born, Schrödinger, Oppenheimer, Feynman, Wheeler, von Neumann and Einstein were all wrong about quantum mechanics (Cambridge University Physical Society, Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
40. Pilot waves, Feynman path integrals, and quantum Monte Carlo (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2009)
39*. Quantum Monte Carlo - is it of any use in quantum chemistry? (Oxford, U.K., 2009)
38. Bohmian metaphysics: the implicate order and other arcana (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
37. Not even wrong. Why does nobody like pilot-wave theory? (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
36. Calculating things with quantum trajectories (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
35. Nonlocality, relativistic spacetime, and quantum equilibrium (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
34. The theory of measurement and the origin of randomness (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
33. Elementary wave mechanics and pilot waves, with nice examples (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
32. Pilot waves and the classical limit. Derivation and justification of the theory (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
31. An introduction to pilot-wave theory (Cambridge, U.K., 2009)
30. De Broglie and Bohm's solution to the QM interpretation problem, together with reflections on possible connections with quantum Monte Carlo (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2008)
29. Another look at pilot wave theory (Cambridge, Italy, 2008)
28*. Recent developments in quantum Monte Carlo: moving the atoms (Thomas Young Centre, London, U.K., 2007)
27. The calculation of expectation values in quantum Monte Carlo (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2006)
26. Recent progress in quantum Monte Carlo methods, (Lyon, France, 2005)
25. Localized orbitals and localized basis sets (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2005)
24. Quantum Monte Carlo and the metal-insulator transition (Vallico Sotto, Italy, 2005)
23*. Quantum Monte Carlo : practical issues, solid-state applications and the CASINO programme (Trieste, Italy, 2004, three lectures)
22. Coupled quantum Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics (Cambridge, U.K., 2004)
21*. Quantum Monte Carlo and materials physics (Tsukuba, Japan, 2003)
20. The fermion sign problem (Cambridge, U.K., 2003)
19*. Metal-insulator transitions (Melbourne, Australia, 2003)
18*. The quantum Monte Carlo method (Melbourne, Australia, 2003, three lectures)
17. Metal-insulator transitions (Cambridge, U.K., 2001)
16*. The CASINO program : QMC in molecular quantum chemistry and condensed matter physics (Trento, Italy, 2001)
15. An introduction to the quantum Monte Carlo method (Cambridge, U.K., 2000)
14*. The basis set problem in solid-state electronic structure theory (Torino, Italy, 2000)
13*. An introduction to the the quantum Monte Carlo method (Torino, Italy, 2000)
12. Non-collinear spins from first principles (Cambridge, U.K., 2000)
11*. Overview of research in electronic structure theory in the Cambridge TCM group (for international assessment panel, Cambridge, U.K., 2000)
10*. Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of crystalline materials (Leicester, U.K., 1999)
9. Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of excited states (Aspen, U.S.A., 1998)
8. Strongly correlated materials in electronic structure theory (Aspen, U.S.A., 1998)
7. Strongly correlated materials in electronic structure theory (Cambridge, U.K., 1997)
6. The transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics (Cambridge, U.K., 1997)
5*. The use and optimization of Gaussian basis sets in periodic Hartree--Fock calculations~(Torino, Italy, 1995)
4. Equations of state at high pressures and elevated temperatures (Colorado Springs, U.S.A., 1994)
3. The physics of Mott insulators (Birmingham, U.K., 1994)
2. The physics of Mott insulators (Bristol, U.K., 1993)
1. The defect chemistry of lithium niobate (Bristol, U.K., 1993)

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