Random dynamics and thermodynamic limits for polygonal Markov fields in the plane

Advances in Applied Probability

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 884-907

  Schreiber, Tomasz ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Metropolis simulation; Perfect simulation; Phase transition; Polygonal Markov field; Random dynamics; Thermodynamic limit

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THEOREM PROVING; THERMODYNAMICS;

METROPOLIS SIMULATION; PERFECT SIMULATION; POLYGONAL MARKOV FIELD; RANDOM DYNAMICS; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 31944450823     PISSN: 00018678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1239/aap/1134587745     Document Type: Article

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