Numerical Simulations of Frustrated Systems

In many fields of science, computational approaches have become one of the central cornerstones alongside experimental and theoretical approaches. This is also the case in the field of frustrated magnetic systems, where theory, simulations, and experiments drive each other mutually, thus advancing our overall understanding. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the most common numerical techniques available for strongly correlated lattice models, with an emphasis on frustrated spin systems. While it is not possible to treat all methods in sufficient depth to provide a comprehensive introduction, here the key ideas are presented and special issues regarding their application to frustrated systems are discussed. The power of these techniques is illustrated by examples taken from the literature, and specific references to appropriate detailed presentations are included where possible.

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