Generalized parallel sampling

T.W. Whitfield, L. Bu and J.E. Straub

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, vol. 305, issue 1, 157-171

Abstract: We develop a generalized version of the parallel tempering algorithm, based upon the non-extensive thermostatistics of Tsallis and coworkers. The effectiveness of the method is demonstrated on a simple one-dimensional problem and on a Lennard-Jones cluster.

Keywords: Parallel tempering; Quasiergodicity; Non-extensive thermostatistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(01)00656-2

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