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  • Computational Materials Science
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics

Background:

  • Nested sampling (NS) is valuable for thermodynamic properties but limited by Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) in complex energy landscapes.
  • MCMC's difficulty in traversing energy barriers leads to biased sampling and reduced accuracy in multimodal systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce replica-exchange nested sampling (RENS), an enhancement to NS for improved computational efficiency and accuracy.
  • To address the limitations of standard NS and MCMC in exploring thermodynamic properties of materials.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of replica-exchange moves into the nested sampling framework.
  • Connecting independent NS simulations under varying external conditions, inspired by Hamiltonian replica exchange.

Main Results:

  • RENS significantly improves computational efficiency and accelerates convergence.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness across diverse systems: 1D toy model, Lennard-Jones, Jagla model, and machine-learned potentials for silicon.
  • Successfully handles challenging cases where independent NS fails.

Conclusions:

  • RENS expands the applicability of nested sampling to more realistic and complex material models.
  • The method facilitates ergodic sampling, overcoming limitations of traditional MCMC approaches.