TEMPERED FERMIONS IN THE HYBRID MONTE-CARLO ALGORITHM

Authors
BOYD G
Citation
G. Boyd, TEMPERED FERMIONS IN THE HYBRID MONTE-CARLO ALGORITHM, Nuclear physics. B, 1998, pp. 341-344
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Nuclear physics. B → ACNP
ISSN journal
05503213
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
60A
Pages
341 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0550-3213(1998):<341:TFITHM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Parallel tempering is used to simulate at many quark masses simultaneo usly, and to change the mass used for a given configuration, while rem aining in equilibrium. The algorithm is best for small quark masses, e specially if a chiral extrapolation is required.