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Difference of energy density of states in the Wang-Landau algorithm
Yukihiro Komura1, Yutaka Okabe
1Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan. y-komura@phys.se.tmu.ac.jp
Abstract:
Paying attention to the difference of density of states, Δln g(E)≡ln g(E+ΔE)-lng(E), we study the convergence of the Wang-Landau method. We show that this quantity is a good estimator to discuss the errors of convergence and refer to the 1/t algorithm. We also examine the behavior of the first-order transition with this difference of density of states in connection with Maxwell's equal area rule. A general procedure to judge the order of transition is given.
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