Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 2635–2638 (1988)New Monte Carlo technique for studying phase transitionsSee Also: Erratum Received 7 October 1988; published in the issue dated 5 December 1988 We present a new method for using the data from Monte Carlo simulations that can increase the efficiency by 2 or more orders of magnitude. A single Monte Carlo simulation is sufficient to obtain complete thermodynamic information over the entire scaling region near a phase transition. The accuracy of the method is demonstrated by comparison with exact results for the d=2 Ising model. New results for d=2 eight-state Potts model are also presented. The method is generally applicable to statistical models and lattice-gauge theories. © 1988 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.2635
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.2635
PACS:
05.70.Fh, 02.50.Ng
See AlsoErratum: Alan M. Ferrenberg and Robert H. Swendsen, New Monte Carlo Technique for Studying Phase Transitions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1658 (1989). |
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