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Cluster simulations of loop models on two-dimensional lattices

Statistical Mechanics 2008-11-26 v3 High Energy Physics - Lattice Computational Physics

Abstract

We develop cluster algorithms for a broad class of loop models on two-dimensional lattices, including several standard O(n) loop models at n \ge 1. We show that our algorithm has little or no critical slowing-down when 1 \le n \le 2. We use this algorithm to investigate the honeycomb-lattice O(n) loop model, for which we determine several new critical exponents, and a square-lattice O(n) loop model, for which we obtain new information on the phase diagram.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0608447,
  title  = {Cluster simulations of loop models on two-dimensional lattices},
  author = {Youjin Deng and Timothy M. Garoni and Wenan Guo and Henk W. J. Blote and Alan D. Sokal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0608447},
  year   = {2008}
}

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LaTex2e, 4 pages; includes 1 table and 2 figures. Totally rewritten in version 2, with new theory and new data. Version 3 as published in PRL

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