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Physical Review Letters

Monte Carlo Calculation of Renormalized Coupling Parameters

Robert H. Swendsen

Published Apr 2, 1984• 115 citations
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Abstract

A practical method is presented for calculating many-parameter renormalization-group trajectories for both spin systems and lattice gauge theories from Monte Carlo computer simulations. It provides a direct check on the assumption of short-range renormalized interactions, and preliminary work indicates improvement of the convergence in the calculation of critical exponents.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.52.1165

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