Configuration space for random walk dynamics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1998
Department
Department of Physics
Abstract
Applied to statistical physics models, the random cost algorithm enforces a Random Walk (RW) in energy (or possibly other thermodynamic quantities). The dynamics of this procedure is distinct from fixed weight updates. The probability for a configuration to be sampled depends on a number of unusual quantities, which are explained in this paper. This has been overlooked in recent literature, where the method is advertised for the calculation of canonical expectation values. We illustrate these points for the 2d Ising model. In addition, we prove a previously conjectured equation which relates microcanonical expectation values to the spectral density.
Publication Title
European Physical Journal B
Recommended Citation
Berg, B.,
&
Hansmann, U. H.
(1998).
Configuration space for random walk dynamics.
European Physical Journal B,
6(3), 395-398.
http://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050566
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