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Swendsen-Wang algorithm: a standalone construct

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a cluster Monte Carlo method for spin models that flips whole clusters built from random bonds, greatly reducing critical slowing down.

In statistical physics, Swendsen-Wang algorithm refers to a cluster Monte Carlo method for spin models that flips whole clusters built from random bonds, greatly reducing critical slowing down. This meaning comes from Swendsen (1987) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Swendsen, R. H., & Wang, J. (1987). Nonuniversal critical dynamics in Monte Carlo simulations. Physical Review Letters, 58(2), 86-88. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.58.86

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