Flat histogram Monte Carlo method

We discuss a sampling algorithm which generates flat histogram in energy. In combination with transition matrix Monte Carlo, the density of states and derived quantities such as entropy and free energy as a function of temperature can be computed in a single simulation.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Wang, Jian-Sheng
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 281.2000, 1, p. 147-150
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Monte Carlo simulation \| Free energy \| Histogram

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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