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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.
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Troyer, M., Ammon, B., Heeb, E. (1998). Parallel Object Oriented Monte Carlo Simulations. In: Caromel, D., Oldehoeft, R.R., Tholburn, M. (eds) Computing in Object-Oriented Parallel Environments. ISCOPE 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1505. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49372-7_20
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