Generalization of the Wang-Landau method for off-lattice simulations

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

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 9-

  Shell, M Scott ^a   Debenedetti, Pablo G ^a   Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Z ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

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LENNARD-JONES FLUIDS; MULTICANONICAL SIMULATION; RANDOM WALK; WANG-LANDAU METHOD;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; HAMILTONIANS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ISOTHERMS; KINETIC ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS;

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EID: 41349116285     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.056703     Document Type: Article

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