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We compare computer calculations of the lifetimes of the metastable state of the square-lattice Ising model at low temperatures with exact predictions. The computer simulations are obtained using the MCAMC algorithm, which combines Monte Carlo with absorbing Markov chains (MCAMC). Additional exact calculations using absorbing Markov chain matrices are also reported. It is found that for most values of the applied magnetic field there is a temperature-independent prefactor which must be included in order to compare theoretical predictions with the calculated lifetimes.
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Novotny, M.A. (1997). Low-Temperature Metastable Lifetimes of the Square-Lattice Ising Ferromagnet. In: Landau, D.P., Mon, K.K., Schüttler, HB. (eds) Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics IX. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 82. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60597-0_22
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