Approach to ergodicity in Monte Carlo simulations

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 7445-7461

  Neirotti, J P ^a   Freeman, David L ^a   Doll, J D ^b  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ERGODICITY;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 0034318664     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.7445     Document Type: Article

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