Abstract
We study a surface model for membranes by using the flat histogram Monte Carlo (FHMC) simulation technique. FHMC technique is known as useful for simulations of first-order transitions such as the ferromagnetic transition seen in the statistical mechanical models. We show in this presentation that FHMC simulations reconfirm the first-order nature of the transitions of the surface model, which was already reported to have first-order collapsing transition and a first-order transition of surface fluctuations by using the canonical MC simulation technique.
