ARE MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION RESULTS AFFECTED BY SAMPLE SHAPE - AN INVESTIGATION BASED ON THE LEBWOHL-LASHER MODEL

被引:8
作者
CHICCOLI, C
PASINI, P
SEMERIA, F
ZANNONI, C
机构
[1] CNAF,I-40138 BOLOGNA,ITALY
[2] UNIV BOLOGNA,DIPARTIMENTO CHIM FIS & INORGAN,I-40136 BOLOGNA,ITALY
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D O I
10.1016/0375-9601(93)90473-D
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We investigate the sample shape dependence of periodic boundary conditions and cluster Monte Carlo simulation results for a Lebwohl-Lasher model with 1000 particles. We find marked differences between the two simulations, with pronounced shape effects when using periodic boundary conditions and we discuss their significance.
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页码:428 / 432
页数:5
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