Extreme long-time dynamic Monte Carlo simulations for metastable decay in the d=3 Ising ferromagnet

被引:9
作者
Kolesik, M [1 ]
Novotny, MA
Rikvold, PA
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Opt Sci Ctr, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Mississippi State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
[3] Mississippi State Univ, ERC Ctr Computat Sci, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
[4] Florida State Univ, Dept Phys, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[5] Florida State Univ, Ctr Mat Res & Technol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[6] Florida State Univ, Sch Computat Sci & Informat Technol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C | 2003年 / 14卷 / 01期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
metastability; Ising; dynamic Monte Carlo; time scales;
D O I
10.1142/S0129183103004279
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
We study the extreme long-time behavior of the metastable phase of the three-dimensional Ising model with Glauber dynamics in an applied magnetic field and at a temperature below the critical temperature. For these simulations, we use the advanced simulation method of projective dynamics. The algorithm is described in detail, together with its application to the escape from the metastable state. Our results for the field dependence of the metastable lifetime are in good agreement with theoretical expectations and span more than 50 decades in time.
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页码:121 / 131
页数:11
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