Optimum Monte Carlo Simulations: Some Exact Results
arXiv:cond-mat/0302366 · doi:10.1088/0305-4470/36/34/305
Abstract
We obtain exact results for the acceptance ratio and mean squared displacement in Monte Carlo simulations of the simple harmonic oscillator in dimensions. When the trial displacement is made uniformly in the radius, we demonstrate that the results are independent of the dimensionality of the space. We also study the dynamics of the process via a spectral analysis and we obtain an accurate description for the relaxation time.
17 pages, 8 figures. submitted to J. Phys. A