title: Accuracy and convergence of the Wang-Landau sampling algorithm.
abstract: We present estimations of the accuracy and convergence of the Wang-Landau algorithm. Both accuracy and the related length of the Monte Carlo run depend on the modification parameter f and the density of states. The analytical solution obtained for the two-level system was checked numerically on the two-dimensional Ising model. Although the two-level system is a very simple one, it appears that the proposed solution describes the generic features of the Wang-Landau algorithm. The estimations should prove useful in Monte Carlo calculations of protein folding, first-order transitions, and other systems with a rough energy landscape.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Alexander N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Morozov
authors.forename: Sheng Hsien
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lin