We present a mathematical analysis of the Wang-Landau algorithm, prove its convergence, and identify sources of errors and strategies for optimization. In particular, we found the histogram increases uniformly with small fluctuations after a stage of initial accumulation, and the statistical error is found to scale as
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.025701
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