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Event-chain Monte Carlo for classical continuous spin models

Statistical Mechanics 2018-09-13 v1

Abstract

We apply the event-chain Monte Carlo algorithm to classical continuum spin models on a lattice and clarify the condition for its validity. In the two-dimensional XY model, it outperforms the local Monte Carlo algorithm by two orders of magnitude, although it remains slower than the Wolff cluster algorithm. In the three-dimensional XY spin glass at low temperature, the event-chain algorithm is far superior to the other algorithms.

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@article{arxiv.1508.06541,
  title  = {Event-chain Monte Carlo for classical continuous spin models},
  author = {Manon Michel and Johannes Mayer and Werner Krauth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.06541},
  year   = {2018}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures

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