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A partition function approximation using elementary symmetric functions.

Ramu Anandakrishnan1

  • 1Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. ramu@vt.edu

Plos One
|December 20, 2012
PubMed
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A new direct interaction algorithm (DIA) offers a deterministic method for calculating the canonical partition function, outperforming slow Monte Carlo (MC) methods for large systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • The canonical partition function is crucial for computing equilibrium properties in physical systems.
  • Calculating the partition function is computationally intractable due to exponential scaling with system size.
  • The Monte Carlo (MC) method is a common approximation technique but can suffer from slow convergence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a deterministic algorithm, the direct interaction algorithm (DIA), for approximating the canonical partition function.
  • To assess the DIA's computational efficiency and accuracy compared to the Metropolis Monte Carlo method.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a deterministic algorithm (DIA) to approximate the canonical partition function.
  • The DIA computes the partition function as a sum of products of elementary symmetric functions (ESFs).
  • Applied DIA to compute equilibrium properties for the isotropic 2D Ising model.

Main Results:

  • The DIA approximates the partition function in polynomial time complexity, specifically O(n^3) operations.
  • DIA demonstrated comparable accuracy to the Metropolis Monte Carlo method for the 2D Ising model.
  • DIA offers a significant speed advantage over MC methods when convergence is slow.

Conclusions:

  • The direct interaction algorithm (DIA) presents a computationally efficient alternative to Monte Carlo methods for calculating partition functions.
  • DIA is particularly advantageous for large systems or applications where computational speed is critical.
  • This deterministic approach can be a practical solution for problems where traditional MC methods exhibit slow convergence.