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Wang-Landau simulations with non-flat distributions

Computational Physics 2023-12-01 v3
Authors: Stefan Schnabel , Wolfhard Janke
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Abstract

We show how the well-known Wang-Landau method can be modified to produce non-flat distributions. Through the choice of a suitable profile this can lead to an increase in efficiency for some systems. Examples for such an enhancement are provided.

Keywords

statistical algorithms

Cite

@article{arxiv.2102.00842,
  title  = {Wang-Landau simulations with non-flat distributions},
  author = {Stefan Schnabel and Wolfhard Janke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.00842},
  year   = {2023}
}

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5 pages, 5 figures

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