1992/09/10 by Martin Hasenbusch · 1 citation
Chemistry · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #Block Copolymer Self-Assembly #Boundary (topology) #Boundary value problem #Cluster (spacecraft) #Ising model #Monte Carlo algorithm #Monte Carlo method #Periodic boundary conditions #Surface tension #Theoretical and Computational Physics #hep-lat
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/jp1:1993160
15 pages, no figures, report KL--TH 16/92
arxiv created 1992/09/10 · openalex publication_date 1993/03/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
I present a cluster Monte Carlo algorithm that gives direct access to the interface free energy of Ising models. The basic idea is to simulate an ensemble that consists of both configurations with periodic and with antiperiodic boundary conditions. A cluster algorithm is provided that efficently updates this joint ensemble. The interface tension is obtained from the ratio of configurations with periodic and antiperiodic boundary conditions, respectively. The method is tested for the 3-dimensional Ising model.