Blöte, Henk W.J.

Title: Potts models with long-ranged interactions
Author: Henk W.J. Blöte
Affiliation: Lorentz Institute, Leiden University, Netherlands
Abstract:
Simulations of models with long-range interactions by means of cluster methods can, in many cases, be arranged such that the number of operations needed to update one particle becomes independent on the range of the interactions. This makes it possible to perform very efficient simulations of long-range Potts models. Application to three- and four-state Potts models shows that the transition turns first-order when the range of the interactions is increased.