Spin chain simulations with a meron cluster algorithm

dc.creatorBoyer, Thomas
dc.creatorBietenholz, Wolfgang
dc.creatorWuilloud, Jair
dc.date2007-01-15
dc.date2007-11-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:21:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:21:28Z
dc.descriptionWe apply a meron cluster algorithm to the XY spin chain, which describes a quantum rotor. This is a multi-cluster simulation supplemented by an improved estimator, which deals with objects of half-integer topological charge. This method is powerful enough to provide precise results for the model with a theta-term - it is therefore one of the rare examples, where a system with a complex action can be solved numerically. In particular we measure the correlation length, as well as the topological and magnetic susceptibility. We discuss the algorithmic efficiency in view of the critical slowing down. Due to the excellent performance that we observe, it is strongly motivated to work on new applications of meron cluster algorithms in higher dimensions.
dc.description18 pages, 9 figures, published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701331
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701331
dc.identifierInt.J.Mod.Phys.C18:1497-1511,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1142/S0129183107011510
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/194274
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Lattice
dc.subjectComputational Physics
dc.titleSpin chain simulations with a meron cluster algorithm
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