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The [[weighting function]], ''w'', is given by (Ref 1 Eq. 2)
The [[weighting function]], ''w'', is given by (Ref 1 Eq. 2)


:<math>w \simeq c \frac{V^N}{N!} \exp \left[ -\beta ( U(q^N) +pV )\right]</math>
:<math>w \simeq c \frac{V^N}{N!} \exp \left\{ -\beta [ U(q^N) +pV ] \right\} </math>


for a change in volume, <math>\Delta V</math>, one has
for a change in volume, <math>\Delta V</math>, one has

Revision as of 11:37, 24 February 2009

In constant-pressure Monte Carlo a trial change in the volume becomes one of the Monte Carlo moves. The weighting function, w, is given by (Ref 1 Eq. 2)

for a change in volume, , one has

If then the move is accepted, and if then r is compared with a random number . If then the move is accepted.

References

  1. R. Eppenga and D. Frenkel "Monte Carlo study of the isotropic and nematic phases of infinitely thin hard platelets", Molecular Physics 52 pp. 1303-1334 (1984)