title: Generic, hierarchical framework for massively parallel Wang-Landau sampling.
abstract: We introduce a parallel Wang-Landau method based on the replica-exchange framework for Monte Carlo simulations. To demonstrate its advantages and general applicability for simulations of complex systems, we apply it to different spin models including spin glasses, the Ising model, and the Potts model, lattice protein adsorption, and the self-assembly process in amphiphilic solutions. Without loss of accuracy, the method gives significant speed-up and potentially scales up to petaflop machines.
authors.affiliation: Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA. thomasvogel@physast.uga.edu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Ying Wai
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wüst
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Landau