Fast Monte Carlo algorithm for supercooled soft spheres

2000/11/30 by Tomás S. Grigera, Tomas S. Grigera, Giorgio Parisi · 2 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Material Dynamics and Properties #Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.dis-nn

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.63.045102

published as Phys. Rev. E 63, 045102(R) (2001) · 4 pages, 8 figures, RevTex. Minor changes and new references. Version accepted in PRE

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Abstract

We present a nonlocal Monte Carlo algorithm with particle swaps that greatly accelerates thermalization of soft sphere binary mixtures in the glassy region. Our first results show that thermalization of systems of hundreds of particles is achievable, and find behavior compatible with a thermodynamic glass transition.

Citations

• On the Temperature Dependence of Cooperative Relaxation Properties in Glass-Forming Liquids
• Multicanonical ensemble: A new approach to simulate first-order phase transitions

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