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Wolff algorithm

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The Wolff algorithm is an algorithm for Monte Carlo simulation of the Ising model in which an equal-spin cluster is formed around one spin. That cluster is then flipped. The Wolff algorithm is an improvement over the Swendsen-Wang algorithm because it tends to form bigger clusters.

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