Parallel Object Oriented Monte Carlo Simulations

Abstract. We discuss the parallelization and object-oriented implementation of Monte Carlo simulations for physical problems. We present a C++ Monte Carlo class library for the automatic parallelization of Monte Carlo simulations. Besides discussing the advantages of object-oriented design in the development of this library, we show examples how C++ template techniques have allowed very generic but still optimal algorithms to be implemented for wide classes of problems. These parallel and object-oriented codes have allowed us to perform the largest quantum Monte Carlo simulations ever done in condensed matter physics.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: ISCOPE
• Authors: Matthias Troyer, Beat Ammon, Elmar Heeb
• Keywords: C++ Monte Carlo, ISCOPE 1998, ISCOPE 1999, Monte Carlo Simulations, Quantum Monte Carlo