Density-of-states Monte Carlo method for simulation of fluids
J. Chem. Phys. 116, 8745 (2002); doi:10.1063/1.1463055
Issue Date: 22 May 2002
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A Monte Carlo method based on a density-of-states sampling is proposed for study of arbitrary statistical mechanical ensembles in a continuum. A random walk in the two-dimensional space of particle number and energy is used to estimate the density of states of the system; this density of states is continuously updated as the random walk visits individual states. The validity and usefulness of the method are demonstrated by applying it to the simulation of a Lennard-Jones fluid. Results for its thermodynamic properties, including the vaporliquid phase coexistence curve, are shown to be in good agreement with high-accuracy literature data. ©2002 American Institute of Physics.
| History: | Received 6 November 2001; accepted 30 January 2002 |
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