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Monte Carlo Particle Transport Methods: Neutron and Photon - gnssn

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221P 1, P 2, ... P n<strong>and</strong> W 1, W 2, ... W n, respectively, denote the coordinates <strong>and</strong> weights of theparticle after the respective collisions (but before roulette), then?i> n= (I Z 1(P 11W 1)i = iOn the other h<strong>and</strong>, if W" would be the weight of the particle after the i-th collision in thesame game without roulette, thenW, = W 1'<strong>and</strong>W n= W nAl' Z 1(P 11W 1) n = 2,3,...Inserting this relation into 2P n, the n-fold survival probability reads0A- W nZ 1(P 1 1 1W nVW nNow, according to the assumption of the theorem, the weight in the game withoutsplitting tends to zero as n increases, i.e.,lim W 1; = 0<strong>and</strong>, by Equation (5.203), z,(P„,W„)/W nremains finite even if W nvanishes. Hencelim S»„ = (lim W n)(IIm Z n)(P 111W n)ZW n= 0thus establishing the theorem.Note that the simplest form of the Russian roulette as introduced in Section 3.11 <strong>and</strong>Section 5.III.D conforms to the conditions of the theorem as thereZ 1(P 1W)W/w sp(P) if W=S w th(P)1 if W > w th(P)withw sp(P) >W 1n(P)<strong>and</strong> thereforeZ,(P,W)/W1/W 1n(P) < oofor every weight value W.

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