autoScale.py - A program for automatic finite-size scaling analyses: A user's guide

TL;DR

autoScale.py is a software tool that automates finite-size scaling analysis for simulated data, optimizing parameters to achieve data collapse and aiding researchers in analyzing critical phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a general, automated approach for finite-size scaling analysis, including optimization of scaling parameters and practical guidance for users.

Findings

Automates finite-size scaling analysis process

Optimizes scaling parameters for data collapse

Provides user guidance and example workflows

Abstract

autoScale.py is a program that performs an automatic finite-size scaling analysis for given sets of simulated data. It implements a quite general scaling assumption and optimizes an initial set of scaling parameters that enforce a data collapse of the different data sets. The presented guide describes how the program works, it presents a detailed example and finally gives some hints on how to improve the results of a scaling analysis.