U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Research: Shadow Wavefunction Investigations of Helium Films Adsorbed on a Variety of Surfaces

纽约城市大学布鲁克林学院和研究基金会的Paula A.Whitlock博士和巴西坎皮纳斯大学的Silvio A.Vitiello教授提出了为期三年的合作研究方案，用量子蒙特卡罗方法研究吸附在各种表面上的氦膜的阴影波长。美国的PI将受益于她的巴西同行的优势互补。例如，维蒂洛教授是量子多体物理系统数值研究领域的著名专家，特别强调超流氦，而惠特洛克博士是用量子流体的精确方法进行模拟的先驱之一。此外，这一合作将加强美国与巴西CAPINAS的机构联系，CAPINAS是一家以高质量的调查和分析而闻名的研究机构。这项研究的主要目标是拓宽科学知识，无疑将解决微观理论中的许多问题。

Whitlock 9901242A US-Brazil collaborative research proposal between Dr. Paula A. Whitlock, Brooklyn College and Research Foundation, CUNY and Professor Silvio A. Vitiello, University of Campinas, Brazil for a three-year study of shadow wavelength investigations of helium films adsorbed on a variety of surfaces by Quantum Monte Carlo methods. The US PI will benefit from complementary strengths of her Brazilian counterpart. Professor Vitiello, for example, is a noted expert in the area of numerical studies of quantum many-body physical systems with a particular emphasis on superfluid Helium, while Dr. Whitlock is one of the pioneers in the simulation by exact methods of quantum fluids. Further, this collaboration will strengthen US institutional ties with an CAPINAS, a Brazilian research institution noted for its quality investigations and analysis.The principle goal of this research is to broaden scientific knowledge and will undoubtedly resolve many issues in microscopic theory.