Multiscale Monte Carlo for simple fluids

A.C. Maggs
Laboratoire de Physico-Chime Theorique, Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI), France

We introduce a multiscale Monte Carlo algorithm to simulate simple fluids. The probability of an update follows a power law distribution in its length scale. The collective motion of clusters of particles requires generalization of the Metropolis update rule to impose detailed balance. We apply the method to the simulation of a Lennard-Jones fluid and show substantial improvements in efficiency over conventional methods, eliminating hydrodynamic slowing down.


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