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cond-mat1998★ 21 cited
Monte Carlo Quasi-Heatbath by approximate inversion
Ph. de Forcrand
When sampling the distribution P(phi) ~ exp(-|A phi|^2), a global heatbath normally proceeds by solving the linear system A phi = eta, where eta is a normal Gaussian vector, exactl…
cond-mat1997★ 5 cited
A simple ansatz to describe thermodynamic quantities of peptides and proteins at low temperatures
Ulrich H. E. Hansmann, Philippe de Forcrand
We describe a simple ansatz to approximate the low temperature behavior of proteins and peptides by a mean-field-like model which is analytically solvable. For a small peptide some…
cond-mat1992★ 30 cited
The fermion sign problem: A new decoupling transformation, and a new simulation algorithm
Ghassan George Batrouni, Philippe de Forcrand
We discuss the Fermion sign problem and, by examining a very general Hubbard-Stratonovich (HS) transformation, argue that the sign problem cannot be solved with such methods. We pr…