This book provides an introduction to Monte Carlo simulations in classical statistical physics
and is aimed both at students beginning work in the field and at more experienced …

A computational approach is presented to obtain energy-minimized structures in glassy
materials. This approach, the activation-relaxation technique (ART), achieves its efficiency by …

A detailed description of the activation-relaxation technique (ART) is presented. This method
defines events in the configurational energy landscape of disordered materials such as …

The continuous random network (CRN) model is an idealized model for perfectly coordinated
amorphous semiconductors. The quality of a CRN can be assessed in terms of topological …

In recent years polymer translocation, ie, transport of polymeric molecules through nanometer-sized
pores and channels embedded in membranes, has witnessed strong advances. It is …

Modifications are proposed to the Stillinger–Weber (SW) potential, an empirical interaction
potential for silicon. The modifications are specifically intended to improve the description of …

Monte Carlo simulations are methods for simulating statistical systems. The aim is to generate
a representative ensemble of configurations to access thermodynamical quantities without …

In 1985, Beeman, Tsu, and Thorpe established an almost linear relation between the Raman
transverse-optic (TO) peak width Γ and the spread in mean bond angle Δθ in a− Si. This …

We study a number of Monte Carlo algorithms for the simulation of ice models, and compare
their efficiency. One of them, a cluster algorithm for the equivalent three-color model, …

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