1997/03/12 by M. Kolesik, M. A. Novotny, P. A. Rikvold +1
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat
published as In "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics X," edited by D.P. Landau et al., Springer Proceedings in Physics Vol. 83 (Springer, Berlin, 1998), pp. 246-251 · 6 pages, TeX
arxiv created 1997/03/12 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The magnetization switching dynamics in the kinetic Ising model is projected onto a one-dimensional absorbing Markov chain. The resulting projected dynamics reproduces the direct simulation results with great accuracy. A scheme is proposed to utilize simulation data for small systems to obtain the metastable lifetime for large systems and/or for very weak magnetic fields, for which direct simulation is not feasible.