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We propose three semi-decoupled algorithms for efficiently solving a four-field thermoporoelastic model. The first two algorithms adopt a sequential strategy: at the initial time step, all variables are computed simultaneously using a…
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We present a novel implementation of the parallel tempering Monte Carlo method in a multicanonical ensemble. Multicanonical weights are derived by a self-consistent iterative process using a Boltzmann inversion of global energy histograms.…
This report discusses the implementation of two parallel algorithms on a distributed memory system for studying vortex dynamics in type-II superconductors. These algorithms are the same as that implemented for classical molecular dynamics…