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We introduce a Monte Carlo algorithm to efficiently compute transport properties of chaotic dynamical systems. Our method exploits the importance sampling technique that favors trajectories in the tail of the distribution of displacements,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-05-25 Diego Tapias , David P. Sanders , Eduardo G. Altmann

This paper presents multilevel hybrid transport (MLHT) methods for solving the neutral-particle Boltzmann transport equation. The proposed MLHT methods are formulated on a sequence of spatial grids using a multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Vincent N. Novellino , Dmitriy Y. Anistratov

Hamiltonian Monte Carlo is a prominent Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm, which employs symplectic integrators to sample from high dimensional target distributions in many applications, such as statistical mechanics, Bayesian statistics…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-13 Geoffrey McGregor , Andy T. S. Wan

For emerging applications of hybrid pixel detectors which require high spatial resolution, e.g., subpixel interpolation in X-ray imaging and deep learning-based electron localization, accurate modeling of charge transport processes in the…

Monte Carlo sampling techniques are used to estimate high-dimensional integrals that model the physics of light transport in virtual scenes for computer graphics applications. These methods rely on the law of large numbers to estimate…

Graphics · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Alexandros D. Keros , Divakaran Divakaran , Kartic Subr

We report on a new capability added to our general relativistic radiation-magnetohydrodynamics code, Cosmos++: an implicit Monte Carlo (IMC) treatment for radiation transport. The method is based on a Fleck-type implicit discretization of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-27 Nathaniel Roth , Peter Anninos , Peter B. Robinson , J. Luc Peterson , Brooke Polak , Tymothy K. Mangan , Kyle Beyer

We explore Implicit Monte Carlo (IMC) and Discrete Diffusion Monte Carlo (DDMC) for radiation transport in high-velocity outflows with structured opacity. The IMC method is a stochastic computational technique for nonlinear radiation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Ryan T. Wollaeger , Daniel R. van Rossum , Carlo Graziani , Sean M. Couch , George C. Jordan , Donald Q. Lamb , Gregory A. Moses

Recently, a diffusion Monte Carlo algorithm was applied to the study of spin dependent interactions in condensed matter. Following some of the ideas presented therein, and applied to a Hamiltonian containing a Rashba-like interaction, a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-27 Alberto Ambrosetti , Pier Luigi Silvestrelli , Flavio Toigo , Lubos Mitas , Francesco Pederiva

A new Monte-Carlo algorithm for calculating time-dependent radiative-transfer under the assumption of LTE is presented. Unlike flux-limited diffusion the method is polychromatic, includes scattering, and is able to treat the optically thick…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Tim J. Harries

We develop a new Monte Carlo method that solves hyperbolic transport equations with stiff terms, characterized by a (small) scaling parameter. In particular, we focus on systems which lead to a reduced problem of parabolic type in the limit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-08-01 G. Dimarco , L. Pareschi , G. Samaey

We propose in this work a Monte Carlo method for three dimensional scalar radiative transfer equations with non-integrable, space-dependent scattering kernels. Such kernels typically account for long-range statistical features, and arise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-19 Christophe Gomez , Olivier Pinaud

This work describes a new 1D hybrid approach for modeling atmospheric pressure discharges featuring complex chemistry. In this approach electrons are described fully kinetically using Particle-In-Cell/Monte-Carlo (PIC/MCC) scheme, whereas…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-01-20 Denis Eremin , Torben Hemke , Thomas Mussenbrock

Context: The Monte Carlo method is probably the most widely used approach to solve the radiative transfer problem, especially in a general 3D geometry. The physical processes of emission, absorption, and scattering are easily incorporated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-19 Maarten Baes , Peter Camps , Kosei Matsumoto

We present a numerical method and computer code to calculate the radiative transfer and excitation of molecular lines. Formulating the Monte Carlo method from the viewpoint of cells rather than photons allows us to separate local and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michiel R. Hogerheijde , Floris F. S. van der Tak

We introduce a Monte Carlo integration-based Shooting and Bouncing Ray (SBR) algorithm for electromagnetic scattering, specifically targeting complex dielectric materials. Unlike traditional deterministic SBR methods, our approach is the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Samuel Audia , Dinesh Manocha , Matthias Zwicker

Continued demand for accurate and computationally efficient transport methods to solve optically thick, fixed-source transport problems has inspired research on variance-reduction (VR) techniques for Monte Carlo (MC). Methods that use…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2015-02-18 S. C. Wilson , R. N. Slaybaugh

Radiative transfer describes the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through an interacting medium. This process is often simulated by the use of the Monte Carlo method, which involves the probabilistic determination and tracking of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-31 A. Krieger , S. Wolf

Muon ionization cooling involves passing particles through solid or liquid absorbers. Careful simulations are required to design muon cooling channels. New features have been developed for inclusion in the transfer map code COSY Infinity to…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2018-08-15 Josiah Kunz , Pavel Snopok , Martin Berz , Kyoko Makino

We study the current and shot noise in a linear array of metallic nanoparticles taking explicitly into consideration their discrete electronic spectra. Phonon assisted tunneling and dissipative effects on single nanoparticles are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Stefan Semrau , Herbert Schoeller , Wolfgang Wenzel

Hopping transport, characterized by carrier tunneling between localized states, is a key mechanism in disordered materials such as organic semiconductors, perovskites, nitride alloys, and 2D material-based inks. Two main regimes are…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-01-06 Alejandro Toral-Lopez , Damiano Marian , Gianluca Fiori