A vectorized Monte Carlo algorithm for computing Wilson line observables in Su(2) gauge theory on a BCH lattice

1985 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Celmaster ◽  
F. Green ◽  
R. Gupta ◽  
E. Kovacs
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Wilson Line ◽  
Monte Carlo Algorithm

Examining sharp restart in a Monte Carlo method for the linearized Poisson–Boltzmann equation

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-244
Author(s):  
W. John Thrasher ◽  
Michael Mascagni
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Monte Carlo Algorithm ◽  
Significant Bias ◽  
Poisson Boltzmann ◽  
Electrostatic Free Energy ◽  
Poisson Boltzmann Equation ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Potential Methods ◽  
The Individual

AbstractIt has been shown that when using a Monte Carlo algorithm to estimate the electrostatic free energy of a biomolecule in a solution, individual random walks can become entrapped in the geometry. We examine a proposed solution, using a sharp restart during the Walk-on-Subdomains step, in more detail. We show that the point at which this solution introduces significant bias is related to properties intrinsic to the molecule being examined. We also examine two potential methods of generating a sharp restart point and show that they both cause no significant bias in the examined molecules and increase the stability of the run times of the individual walks.

scholarly journals Boundary electromagnetic duality from homological edge modes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Mathieu ◽  
Nicholas Teh
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Symplectic Structure ◽  
Central Charge ◽  
Wilson Line ◽  
Boundary Term ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Homotopy Pullback ◽  
Line Singularities ◽  
Topological Boundary

Abstract Recent years have seen a renewed interest in using ‘edge modes’ to extend the pre-symplectic structure of gauge theory on manifolds with boundaries. Here we further the investigation undertaken in [1] by using the formalism of homotopy pullback and Deligne- Beilinson cohomology to describe an electromagnetic (EM) duality on the boundary of M = B3 × ℝ. Upon breaking a generalized global symmetry, the duality is implemented by a BF-like topological boundary term. We then introduce Wilson line singularities on ∂M and show that these induce the existence of dual edge modes, which we identify as connections over a (−1)-gerbe. We derive the pre-symplectic structure that yields the central charge in [1] and show that the central charge is related to a non-trivial class of the (−1)-gerbe.

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