Non-local SPDE limits of spatially-correlated-noise driven spin systems derived to sample a canonical distribution

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVE.102.052112arXiv2007.13612WikidataQ104484691 ScholiaQ104484691MaRDI QIDQ6345923FDOQ6345923

Authors: Yuan Gao, Jeremy L. Marzuola, Jonathan C. Mattingly, Katherine A. Newhall 

Publication date: 27 July 2020

Abstract: We study the macroscopic behavior of a stochastic spin ensemble driven by a discrete Markov jump process motivated by the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm where the proposal is made with spatially correlated (colored) noise, and hence fails to be symmetric. However, we demonstrate a scenario where the failure of proposal symmetry is a higher order effect. Hence, from these microscopic dynamics we derive as a limit as the proposal size goes to zero and the number of spins to infinity, a non-local stochastic version of the harmonic map heat flow (or overdamped Landau-Lipshitz equation). The equation is both mathematically well-posed and samples the canonical/Gibbs distribution related to the kinetic energy. The failure of proposal symmetry due to interaction between the confining geometry of the spin system and the colored noise is in contrast to the uncorrelated, white-noise, driven system. Specifically, the choice of projection of the noise to conserve the magnitude of the spins is crucial to maintaining the proper equilibrium distribution. Numerical simulations are included to verify convergence properties and demonstrate the dynamics.

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