Cluster dynamics for first-order phase transitions in the Potts model
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 47 (17), 11563-11566
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.47.11563
Abstract
An algorithm for Monte Carlo simulations is proposed in which the parameter controlling the strength of the transition becomes a dynamical variable and in which efficient transitions are achieved by cluster steps. Numerical results for the Potts model demonstrate the advantages of the method.Keywords
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