Monte Carlo simulations of the Glauber dynamics in the four-dimensional Ising model with up to 3124 spins agree with the theoretically expected logarithmic corrections to mean field behavior, if we assume J/kBTc = 0.14970, consistent with some series analysis.
The four-dimensional Ising model is studied to probe the possibility of observing in Monte Carlo simulations the logarithmic corrections to the mean-field theory near criticality. The finite-size-scaling behavior for the correlation length is proposed. The scaling forms of the finite-size renormalized coupling, susceptibility, and fourth field derivative at the renormalized tree-level approximation are derived. These results are used to analyze simulation data of the simple hypercubic lattices of sizes 4\ensuremath{\le}L\ensuremath{\le}14, near criticality. Our simulation results are in agreement with the presence of logarithmic corrections and recent field-theoretical calculations of the specific heat. The approach to the nonscattering theory is observed and is consistent with the predicted logarithmic finite-size dependence.
We review the development of Monte Carlo algorithms for the simulation of the Ising model with local dynamics. The multi lattice coding algorithm for the pure and for the site-disordered Ising model is described in detail. Application of these algorithms on fast vector computers have led to new progress concerning the critical dynamics of the pure Ising model leading to the critical exponent z = 2:05. The importance of disorder for the critical dynamics of the Ising model has been investigated recently. We review the numerical results and compare with theoretical predictions. A crossover scenario is found as for the static behavior with an effective dynamical exponent z = 1:75 fl. 1 Introduction The Ising model is a standard model in statistical physics for the description of a ferromagnet in an extremely simplified manner. It is assumed that quantum spin operators may be replaced by classical spins S i = \\Sigma 1 which are oriented parallel or antiparallel to a magnetic filed H: H...