Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
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"Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines" is the landmark 1953 paper by Nicholas Metropolis and collaborators that introduced the Metropolis algorithm, laying foundational work for modern Monte Carlo methods in statistical physics and computational science.
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journal article
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scientific paper ⓘ |
| acceptanceCriterion |
accept moves that lower energy
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accept moves that raise energy with probability proportional to exp(-ΔE/kT) ⓘ |
| algorithmType | Markov chain Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Arianna W. Rosenbluth
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Augusta H. Teller NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Teller NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall N. Rosenbluth NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationType | highly cited paper ⓘ |
| computingPlatform | fast computing machines of the early 1950s ⓘ |
| contribution |
applied Monte Carlo methods to equation of state calculations
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introduced a general Monte Carlo sampling scheme for equilibrium distributions ⓘ laid foundations for Markov chain Monte Carlo methods ⓘ |
| era | early electronic computing ⓘ |
| field |
Monte Carlo methods
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computational physics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ statistical physics ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Metropolis et al. 1953 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first systematic description of the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm
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landmark paper in computational statistical physics ⓘ pioneering use of electronic digital computers for statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bayesian computation
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Markov chain Monte Carlo methods in statistics ⓘ computational chemistry ⓘ lattice field theory simulations ⓘ |
| introduces | Metropolis algorithm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| method |
acceptance-rejection rule based on energy change
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random sampling of particle configurations ⓘ |
| pageEnd | 1092 ⓘ |
| pageStart | 1087 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Journal of Chemical Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Metropolis–Hastings algorithm
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canonical ensemble ⓘ |
| title | Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
equation of state of many-particle systems
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numerical methods in statistical mechanics ⓘ simulation of interacting particles ⓘ |
| uses |
Boltzmann distribution
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Monte Carlo sampling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume | 21 ⓘ |
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