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Efficiency of Rejection-Free Methods for Dynamic Monte Carlo Studies of Off-lattice Interacting Particles

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

We calculate the efficiency of a rejection-free dynamic Monte Carlo method for dd-dimensional off-lattice homogeneous particles interacting through a repulsive power-law potential rpr^{-p}. Theoretically we find the algorithmic efficiency in the limit of low temperatures and/or high densities is asymptotically proportional to ρp+22Td2\rho^{\tfrac{p+2}{2}}T^{-\tfrac{d}{2}} with the particle density ρ\rho and the temperature TT. Dynamic Monte Carlo simulations are performed in 1-, 2- and 3-dimensional systems with different powers pp, and the results agree with the theoretical predictions.

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@article{arxiv.0807.4759,
  title  = {Efficiency of Rejection-Free Methods for Dynamic Monte Carlo Studies of Off-lattice Interacting Particles},
  author = {Marta L. Guerra and M. A. Novotny and Hiroshi Watanabe and Nobuyasu Ito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.4759},
  year   = {2009}
}

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revtex4, 4 pages, 6 figures