Improved density of states Monte Carlo method based on recycling of rejected states
J. Chem. Phys. 124, 114102 (2006); doi:10.1063/1.2178319
Published 15 March 2006
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In this paper a new algorithm is presented that improves the efficiency of Wang and Landau algorithm or density of states (DOS) Monte Carlo simulations by employing rejected states. The algorithm is shown to have a performance superior to that of the original Wang-Landau [F. Wang and D. P. Landau, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2050 (2001)] algorithm and the more recent configurational temperature DOS algorithm. The performance of the method is illustrated in the context of results for the Lennard-Jones fluid.
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| History: | Received 28 November 2005; accepted 26 January 2006; published 15 March 2006 |
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