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19982016
most citedMake life simple: unleash the full power of the parallel tempering algorithm

88 citations · 425 across the 33 of their papers we have counts for

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35 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2016★ 2 cited

Numerical test of finite-size scaling predictions for the droplet condensation-evaporation transition

Andreas Nußbaumer, Johannes Zierenberg, Elmar Bittner +1

We numerically study the finite-size droplet condensation-evaporation transition in two dimensions. We consider and compare two orthogonal approaches, namely at fixed temperature a…

cond-mat.stat-mech2011

Replica-Exchange Cluster Algorithm

Wolfhard Janke, Elmar Bittner

In finite-size scaling analyses of Monte Carlo simulations of second-order phase transitions one often needs an extended temperature/energy range around the critical point. By comb…

cond-mat.stat-mech2011★ 15 cited

Parallel-tempering cluster algorithm for computer simulations of critical phenomena

Elmar Bittner, Wolfhard Janke

In finite-size scaling analyses of Monte Carlo simulations of second-order phase transitions one often needs an extended temperature range around the critical point. By combining t…

hep-th2009★ 18 cited

A Wigner Surmise for Hermitian and Non-Hermitian Chiral Random Matrices

G. Akemann, E. Bittner, M. J. Phillips +1

We use the idea of a Wigner surmise to compute approximate distributions of the first eigenvalue in chiral Random Matrix Theory, for both real and complex eigenvalues. Testing agai…

cond-mat.stat-mech2009★ 20 cited

Anisotropy of the interface tension of the three-dimensional Ising model

Elmar Bittner, Andreas Nußbaumer, Wolfhard Janke

We determine the interface tension for the 100, 110 and 111 interface of the simple cubic Ising model with nearest-neighbour interaction using novel simulation methods. To overcome…

cond-mat.stat-mech2008★ 88 cited

Make life simple: unleash the full power of the parallel tempering algorithm

Elmar Bittner, Andreas Nussbaumer, Wolfhard Janke

We introduce a new update scheme to systematically improve the efficiency of parallel tempering simulations. We show that by adapting the number of sweeps between replica exchanges…