LOOP ALGORITHMS FOR MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS OF QUANTUM SPIN SYSTEMS

We present a new algorithm for world line Monte Carlo simulations of quantum spin systems. The algorithm consists of a stochastic pairing and a stochastic flipping procedure, and the formula for the pairing probability is explicitly given for Heisenberg models. As an illustration of the algorithm, we calculated autocorrelation times for simulations of the S = 1 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain. The rapid increase in autocorrelation times which is seen in the conventional world line method as the imaginary-time spacing decreases is eliminated by the present algorithm.