Numerical methods in Glassy systems
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In these lectures I describe some theoretical tools and numerical techniques to investigate glassy systems. The discussion is centered on spin glasses where there has been a large amount of theoretical as well as numerical work during the recent years. After discussing the utility of introducing real replicas in numerical simulations, I analyze topics such as equilibration methods and the analysis of the critical point. Improved Monte Carlo methods like simulated tempering and parallel tempering are also discussed.
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