Percolation thresholds for discrete-continuous models with nonuniform probabilities of bond formation

We introduce a class of discrete-continuous percolation models and an efficient Monte Carlo algorithm for computing their properties. The class is general enough to include well-known discrete and continuous models as special cases. We focus on a particular example of such a model, a nanotube model...

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Autores: Szczygieł, Bartłomiej, Dudyński, Marek, Kwiatkowski, Kamil, Lewenstein, Maciej, Lapeyre, Gerald John, Wehr, Jan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/140716
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/140716
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Activated carbon
Carbon
Percolation models
Percolation thresholds
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Sumario:We introduce a class of discrete-continuous percolation models and an efficient Monte Carlo algorithm for computing their properties. The class is general enough to include well-known discrete and continuous models as special cases. We focus on a particular example of such a model, a nanotube model of disintegration of activated carbon. We calculate its exact critical threshold in two dimensions and obtain a Monte Carlo estimate in three dimensions. Furthermore, we use this example to analyze and characterize the efficiency of our algorithm, by computing critical exponents and properties, finding that it compares favorably to well-known algorithms for simpler systems. © 2016 American Physical Society.