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In 1976, Ma1 made the suggestion of combining Monte Carlo (MC) computer simulations with a real-space renormalization-group (RG) analysis to calculate critical exponents at second-order phase transitions. Since then, numerous authors2–14 have presented various ways of implementing Ma's idea to produce a useful theoretical tool. In these lectures, I will discuss a particular Monte Carlo renormalization-group (MCRG) method that I and several coworkers have been using.7–14 The method is still in the early stages of development, but it has a number of advantages over older methods, and has already produced excellent results for some systems of interest.
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Swendsen, R.H. (1982). Monte Carlo Renormalization Group. In: Lévy, M., Le Guillou, JC., Zinn-Justin, J. (eds) Phase Transitions Cargèse 1980. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3347-0_17
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