title: Fast algorithm for generating long self-affine profiles.
abstract: We introduce a fast algorithm for generating long self-affine profiles. The algorithm, which is based on the fast wavelet transform, is faster than the conventional Fourier filtering algorithm. In addition to increased performance for large systems, the algorithm, named the wavelet filtering algorithm, a priori gives rise to profiles for which the long-range correlation extends throughout the entire system independently of the length scale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Surface and Interface Science, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. Ingve. Simonsen@phys.ntnu.no
authors.forename: Ingve
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simonsen
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hansen