Cluster-based Monte Carlo simulation of ferrofluids

Citation
Sw. Davis et al., Cluster-based Monte Carlo simulation of ferrofluids, PHYS REV E, 59(2), 1999, pp. 2424-2428
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Part
B
Pages
2424 - 2428
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199902)59:2<2424:CMCSOF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We demonstrate a Monte Carlo algorithm for efficiently simulating ferroflui ds. By identifying particle clusters and evolving them as single units, we reduce correlation times by more than two orders of magnitude. This method enables accurate calculations of ferrofluid thermodynamics in the limit of strong magnetic coupling that would be impossible by conventional means. We apply the method to study magnetic anisotropy in dilute thin films.