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Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Monte Carlo calculation of renormalized coupling parameters. II. d=3 Ising model

Robert H. Swendsen

Published Oct 1, 1984• 32 citations
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Abstract

The majority-rule, block-spin, renormalization-group transformation for the $d=3$ Ising model is studied, with the use of a recently developed technique for calculating renormalized coupling parameters from a single Monte Carlo simulation. Renormalization-group trajectories and the approximate fixed point are calculated. Improvements in the convergence of the Monte Carlo renormalization-group calculations of critical exponents are discussed.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.30.3875

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