Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: We introduce a constrained energy functional to describe dielectric response. We demonstrate that the local functional is a generalization of the long-ranged Marcus energy. Our reformulation is used to implement a cluster Monte Carlo algorithm for the simulation of dielectric media. The algorithm avoids solving the Poisson equation and remains efficient in the presence of spatial heterogeneity, nonlinearity, and scale dependent dielectric properties.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: A. C. Maggs, R. Everaers
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1996614683