Numerical and statistical methods for the coarse-graining of many-particle stochastic systems
Publication Date
2008
Journal or Book Title
JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
Abstract
In this article we discuss recent work on coarse-graining methods for microscopic stochastic lattice systems. We emphasize the numerical analysis of the schemes, focusing on error quantification as well as on the construction of improved algorithms capable of operating in wider parameter regimes. We also discuss adaptive coarse-graining schemes which have the capacity of automatically adjusting during the simulation if substantial deviations are detected in a suitable error indicator. The methods employed in the development and the analysis of the algorithms rely on a combination of statistical mechanics methods (renormalization and cluster expansions), statistical tools (reconstruction and importance sampling) and PDE-inspired analysis (a posteriori estimates). We also discuss the connections and extensions of our work on lattice systems to the coarse-graining of polymers.
Pages
43-71
Volume
37
Issue
1
Recommended Citation
Katsoulakis, MA; Plechac, P; and Rey-Bellet, L, "Numerical and statistical methods for the coarse-graining of many-particle stochastic systems" (2008). JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING. 439.
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Comments
The published version is located at http://www.springerlink.com/content/u12351v031471759/