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temperature, configurational temperature, computer simulations, Monte Carlo method, confined systems

Two configurational temperature expressions are investigated from the point of view of their utility as a diagnostic tool for Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The MC calculations were performed for systems of spherically symmetric particles in the bulk and in a channel. Different density and system size conditions are considered. It is shown that the configurational temperature based on the ratio of two averages of the force functions can serve as a suitable method for calculating the temperature for the MC simulation. This configurational temperature can signal the presence of random number correlations and can serve as a cross-check formula in MC studies of strongly confined systems.

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