MODERN METHODS OF ANALYZING MONTE-CARLO COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS

被引:64
作者
SWENDSEN, RH [1 ]
机构
[1] WEIZMANN INST SCI, DEPT ELECTR, IL-76100 REHOVOT, ISRAEL
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0378-4371(93)90339-6
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
In the past few years, new approaches to Monte Carlo simulations have produced substantial improvements in the efficiency of both simulation techniques and data analysis. This paper will focus on the recent renewal of interest in histogram methods and the new developments in this field. This approach to data analysis has proven very effective in improving the efficiency and ultimate accuracy of Monte Carlo calculations. The methods will be described along with several new applications.
引用
收藏
页码:53 / 62
页数:10
相关论文
共 34 条
[1]   ISING-MODEL MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS - DENSITY OF STATES AND MASS GAP [J].
ALVES, NA ;
BERG, BA ;
VILLANOVA, R .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1990, 41 (01) :383-394
[2]  
[Anonymous], 1973, J STAT PHYS
[3]   EFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF FREE-ENERGY DIFFERENCES FROM MONTE-CARLO DATA [J].
BENNETT, CH .
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, 1976, 22 (02) :245-268
[4]   MULTICANONICAL ENSEMBLE - A NEW APPROACH TO SIMULATE 1ST-ORDER PHASE-TRANSITIONS [J].
BERG, BA ;
NEUHAUS, T .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1992, 68 (01) :9-12
[5]   ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF V FOR THE 3-DIMENSIONAL ISING-MODEL FROM A NUMERICAL MEASUREMENT OF ITS PARTITION-FUNCTION [J].
BHANOT, G ;
SALVADOR, R ;
BLACK, S ;
CARTER, P ;
TORAL, R .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1987, 59 (07) :803-806
[6]   THE PARTITION-FUNCTION OF Z(2) AND Z(8) LATTICE GAUGE-THEORY IN 4 DIMENSIONS, A NOVEL-APPROACH TO SIMULATIONS OF LATTICE SYSTEMS [J].
BHANOT, G ;
BITAR, K ;
BLACK, S ;
CARTER, P ;
SALVADOR, R .
PHYSICS LETTERS B, 1987, 187 (3-4) :381-386
[7]   ON SOLVING 4-DIMENSIONAL SU(2) GAUGE-THEORY BY NUMERICALLY FINDING ITS PARTITION-FUNCTION [J].
BHANOT, G ;
BITAR, K ;
SALVADOR, R .
PHYSICS LETTERS B, 1987, 188 (02) :246-252
[8]   A NEW METHOD FOR THE PARTITION-FUNCTION OF DISCRETE-SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATION TO THE 3D ISING-MODEL [J].
BHANOT, G ;
BLACK, S ;
CARTER, P ;
SALVADOR, R .
PHYSICS LETTERS B, 1987, 183 (3-4) :331-336
[9]   CRITICAL PROPERTIES FROM MONTE-CARLO COARSE GRAINING AND RENORMALIZATION [J].
BINDER, K .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1981, 47 (09) :693-696
[10]   FINITE SIZE SCALING ANALYSIS OF ISING-MODEL BLOCK DISTRIBUTION-FUNCTIONS [J].
BINDER, K .
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK B-CONDENSED MATTER, 1981, 43 (02) :119-140