odatse.algorithm.exchange module

class odatse.algorithm.exchange.Algorithm(info: Info, runner: Runner = None, run_mode: str = 'initial')[source]

Bases: AlgorithmBase

Replica Exchange Monte Carlo (REMC) Algorithm Implementation.

This class implements the Replica Exchange Monte Carlo algorithm, also known as Parallel Tempering. The algorithm runs multiple replicas of the system at different temperatures and periodically attempts to swap configurations between adjacent temperature levels.

x

Current configuration state for all walkers.

Type:

np.ndarray

xmin

Minimum allowed values for parameters.

Type:

np.ndarray

xmax

Maximum allowed values for parameters.

Type:

np.ndarray

xstep

Step sizes for parameter updates.

Type:

np.ndarray

numsteps

Total number of Monte Carlo steps to perform.

Type:

int

numsteps_exchange

Number of steps between exchange attempts.

Type:

int

fx

Current energy/objective function values.

Type:

np.ndarray

istep

Current step number.

Type:

int

nreplica

Total number of replicas across all processes.

Type:

int

Tindex

Temperature indices for current replicas.

Type:

np.ndarray

rep2T

Mapping from replica index to temperature index.

Type:

np.ndarray

T2rep

Mapping from temperature index to replica index.

Type:

np.ndarray

exchange_direction

Direction for attempting exchanges (alternates between True/False).

Type:

bool

Initialize the Algorithm class.

Parameters:

  • info (odatse.Info) – Information object containing algorithm parameters.

  • runner (odatse.Runner, optional) – Runner object for executing the algorithm.

  • run_mode (str, optional) – Mode to run the algorithm in, by default “initial”.

__exchange_multi_walker(direction: bool) → None

Handle temperature exchanges for multiple walkers per process case.

This method implements the exchange logic when each process has multiple walkers, requiring collective MPI operations to coordinate exchanges across all processes.

Parameters:

direction (bool) – If True, attempt exchanges between even-odd pairs. If False, attempt exchanges between odd-even pairs.

__exchange_single_walker(direction: bool) → None

Handle temperature exchanges for single walker per process case.

This method implements the exchange logic when each process has only one walker, requiring MPI communication to coordinate exchanges between processes.

Parameters:

direction (bool) – If True, attempt exchanges between even-odd pairs. If False, attempt exchanges between odd-even pairs.

__init__(info: Info, runner: Runner = None, run_mode: str = 'initial') → None[source]

Initialize the Algorithm class.

Parameters:

  • info (odatse.Info) – Information object containing algorithm parameters.

  • runner (odatse.Runner, optional) – Runner object for executing the algorithm.

  • run_mode (str, optional) – Mode to run the algorithm in, by default “initial”.

_exchange(direction: bool) → None[source]

Attempt temperature exchanges between replicas.

This method implements the core replica exchange logic, attempting to swap temperatures between adjacent replicas based on the Metropolis criterion: P(accept) = min(1, exp((β_j - β_i)(E_i - E_j)))

Parameters:

direction (bool) – If True, attempt exchanges between even-odd pairs. If False, attempt exchanges between odd-even pairs.

_initialize() → None[source]

Initialize the algorithm parameters and state.

_load_state(filename, mode='resume', restore_rng=True)[source]

Load algorithm state from a checkpoint file.

Restores all necessary data to resume a previous simulation run.

Parameters:

  • filename (str) – Path to the checkpoint file to read.

  • mode (str, optional) – Loading mode - either “resume” or “continue”, by default “resume”.

  • restore_rng (bool, optional) – Whether to restore the random number generator state, by default True. Set to False to use a fresh RNG state.

Raises:

AssertionError – If loaded state doesn’t match current MPI configuration.

_post() → Dict[source]

Post-process the results of the algorithm.

_prepare() → None[source]

Prepare the algorithm for execution.

_run() → None[source]

Run the algorithm.

_save_state(filename) → None[source]

Save the current algorithm state to a checkpoint file.

Saves all necessary data to resume the simulation later, including:

  • MPI configuration

  • Random number generator state

  • Timer information

  • Current configurations and energies

  • Best solutions found

  • Replica exchange state information

Parameters:

filename (str) – Path to the checkpoint file to write.