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Calculation of the connective constant for self-avoiding walks via the pivot algorithm

Statistical Mechanics 2015-04-09 v1 Mathematical Physics Combinatorics math.MP

Abstract

We calculate the connective constant for self-avoiding walks on the simple cubic lattice to unprecedented accuracy, using a novel application of the pivot algorithm. We estimate that \mu = 4.684 039 931(27). Our method also provides accurate estimates of the number of self-avoiding walks, even for walks with millions of steps.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1302.2106,
  title  = {Calculation of the connective constant for self-avoiding walks via the pivot algorithm},
  author = {Nathan Clisby},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.2106},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures

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