Error estimation in the histogram Monte Carlo method

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 1011-1026

  Newman, M E J ^a   Palmer, R G ^b  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Error estimation; Histogram method; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033236868     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004614130865     Document Type: Article

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