Sampling using a 'bank' of clues

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 256-266

  Allanach, Benjamin C ^a   Lester, Christopher G ^b  

^a Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Multi modal distributions; Sampling

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; LEAD; STANDARDS;

(2+1) DIMENSIONS; BURN-IN; ELSEVIER (CO); METROPOLIS ALGORITHMS; MODEL PHYSICS; MULTI-MODAL; NO FREE LUNCH; PARAMETER SPACES; PERFORMANCE GAINS; REGIONS OF INTEREST (ROI); SAMPLING TECHNIQUES; USER INPUT;

SAMPLING;

EID: 47349108219     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2008.02.020     Document Type: Article

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