Wang-Landau simulations with non-flat distributions

DOI10.1016/J.CPC.2021.108071MaRDI QIDQ6098571zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Stefan Schnabel, Wolfhard Janke

Publication date 14 June 2023

Published in Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.00842

zbMATH Keywords

Monte Carlo methodsWang Landau sampling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistics (62-XX)

Abstract: We show how the well-known Wang-Landau method can be modified to produce non-flat distributions. Through the choice of a suitable profile this can lead to an increase in efficiency for some systems. Examples for such an enhancement are provided.

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