Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We show that addition of Metropolis single spin-flips to the Wolff cluster flipping Monte Carlo procedure leads to a dramatic {\bf increase} in performance for the spin-1/2 Ising model. We also show that adding Wolff cluster flipping to the Metropolis or heat bath algorithms in systems where just cluster flipping is not immediately obvious (such as the spin-3/2 Ising model) can substantially {\bf reduce} the statistical errors of the simulations. A further advantage of these methods is that systematic errors introduced by the use of imperfect random number generation may be largely healed by hybridizing single spin-flips with cluster flipping.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0205264,
title = {Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms},
author = {J. A. Plascak and Alan M. Ferrenberg and D. P. Landau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0205264},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
16 pages, 10 figures