COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF THE MICROCANONICAL SUPERSPIN MODEL USING THE DEMON ALGORITHM

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Title:: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF THE MICROCANONICAL SUPERSPIN MODEL USING THE DEMON ALGORITHM
Physical Description:: Book
Language:: English
Creator:: Dietz, Sarah
Publisher:: New College of Florida
Place of Publication:: Sarasota, Fla.
Publication Date:: 2014

Genre:: bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Abstract:: The decorated Ising model is a modifcation of the Ising model that allows for non- Ising intermittent spins to be inserted into a lattice of Ising spins at uniform intervals. Like the Ising chain, the decorated Ising chain is exactly solvable, which allows for novel modeling possibilities. This thesis introduces the superspin model, a deco- rated chain with single-spin decorations, and a Java-based computer simulation that demonstrates the properties of this model. The simulation models a microcanonical superspin system using the demon algorithm. The program models spin systems by producing color-coded animated graphics and statistical information at the end of each run. The simulations results agree well with theoretical values calculated using the partition functions for the Ising chain and the superspin model.
Statement of Responsibility:: by Sarah Dietz
Thesis:: Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014
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Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references.
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General Note:: Faculty Sponsor: Ruppeiner, George