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Overcoming critical slowing down in frustrated spin systems by learned multiscale sampling

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Aug 31, 2026 · UTC

Cluster algorithms, such as the Swendsen--Wang and Wolff methods, are among the most successful MCMC methods for mitigating critical slowing down in statistical systems. These constructive cluster algorithms, however, fail in the presence of even extremely weak frustration. Here, we sidestep this fundamental limitation by learning rather than constructing the relevant clusters. Specifically, we use the wavelet conditional renormalization group (WCRG) sampling method to learn the probability distribution of collective fluctuations of a frustrated two-dimensional soft-spin model. Configurations

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