1997/03/19 by G. T. Barkema, M. E. J. Newman, Barkema, G. T. +1
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #FOS: Physical sciences #Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods #Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat
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arxiv created 1997/03/19 · openalex publication_date 1997/03/19 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We describe a number of recently developed cluster-flipping algorithms for the efficient simulation of classical spin models near their critical temperature. These include the algorithms of Wolff, Swendsen and Wang, and Niedermeyer, as well as the limited cluster algorithm, the multigrid methods of Kandel and co-workers, and the invaded cluster algorithm. We describe the application of these algorithms to Ising, Potts, and continuous spin models. This paper is a review to appear in "Monte Carlo Methods in Chemical Physics", D. Ferguson, J. I. Siepmann, and D. G. Truhlar (eds.), Wiley, New York (1997).