"Understanding glassy systems using population annealing"Jon Machta , University of Massachusetts [Host: Marija Vucelja]
ABSTRACT:
Population annealing is a sequential Monte Carlo method for studying the equilibrium properties of glassy systems characterized by rough free energy landscapes. In this talk I will introduce two glassy systems, the Ising spin glass and a glass-forming binary mixture of hard spheres. I will describe population annealing and some of its useful features, and then present results from simulations of these glassy systems. |
Condensed Matter Seminar Thursday, April 6, 2017 11:00 AM Physics Building, Room 313 Note special time. Note special room. |
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