diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.idea/
+.DS_Store
+build
+cmake-build-default/
diff --git a/Algorithm/Algorithm.hpp b/Algorithm/Algorithm.hpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 9/19/18.
+//
+
+#ifndef SIMULATION_ALGORITHM_HPP
+#define SIMULATION_ALGORITHM_HPP
+
+#include "../Model/Model.hpp"
+#include <armadillo>
+using namespace arma;
+
+#endif //SIMULATION_ALGORITHM_HPP
+
+
+class Algorithm{
+public:
+    virtual void simulate(int nitr, Model *model_ptr)=0;
+};
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diff --git a/Algorithm/MonteCarlo.cpp b/Algorithm/MonteCarlo.cpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 9/19/18.
+//
+
+#include "MonteCarlo.hpp"
+#include "../Model/Model.hpp"
+
+void MonteCarlo::simulate(int nitr, Model *model_ptr) {
+    std::ofstream output;
+    output.open("output.json");
+    model_ptr->create_initial_spin_configuration();
+
+    output << R"({"type": "common_origin", "data": [)";
+
+    int accepted_counter = 0;
+    output << model_ptr->save_spin_configuration(accepted_counter).str();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < nitr; i++) {
+        uword random_index = randi<umat>(1, 1, distr_param(0, (model_ptr->system_size) - 1))(0);
+        mat old = model_ptr->spin_config.row(random_index);
+        mat new_s = model_ptr->new_spin();
+        double change_eng = model_ptr->energy_change(random_index, new_s);
+
+        if (change_eng < 0.0) {
+            output << ", ";
+            model_ptr->update_spin_configuration(random_index, new_s);
+            accepted_counter++;
+            output << model_ptr->save_spin_configuration(accepted_counter).str();
+        }
+    }
+
+    output << "]}";
+    output.close();
+}
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diff --git a/Algorithm/MonteCarlo.hpp b/Algorithm/MonteCarlo.hpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 10/2/18.
+//
+
+#ifndef SIMULATION_MONTECARLO_HPP
+#define SIMULATION_MONTECARLO_HPP
+
+#include "Algorithm.hpp"
+#include "../Model/Model.hpp"
+
+#endif //SIMULATION_MONTECARLO_HPP
+
+class MonteCarlo: public Algorithm{
+public:
+    void simulate(int nitr, Model *model_ptr) override;
+};
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+project(Simulation)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+find_library(Simulation libarmadillo)
+
+add_executable(Simulation main.cpp Model/Model.hpp Model/Heisenberg.cpp Algorithm/MonteCarlo.cpp Lattice/Lattice.hpp Model/Heisenberg.hpp Algorithm/MonteCarlo.hpp Algorithm/Algorithm.hpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(Simulation armadillo)
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:18.10
+RUN apt update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y g++ git cmake
+COPY . /usr/local
+WORKDIR /usr/local/cmake-build-debug
diff --git a/Lattice/Lattice.hpp b/Lattice/Lattice.hpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 9/27/18.
+//
+
+#ifndef SIMULATION_LATTICE_HPP
+#define SIMULATION_LATTICE_HPP
+
+#endif //SIMULATION_LATTICE_HPP
diff --git a/Model/Heisenberg.cpp b/Model/Heisenberg.cpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 9/18/18.
+//
+
+#include "Heisenberg.hpp"
+
+Heisenberg::Heisenberg(int system_size) {
+    this->system_size = system_size;
+}
+
+mat Heisenberg::new_spin() {
+    return normalise(randu<rowvec>(3));
+}
+
+mat Heisenberg::create_initial_spin_configuration() {
+    mat spin_configuration(this->system_size, 3);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->system_size; i++) {
+        mat ns = new_spin();
+        for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+            spin_configuration(i, j) = ns(j);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this->spin_config = spin_configuration;
+    return spin_configuration;
+}
+
+mat Heisenberg::create_ferromagnetic_exchange_matrix() {
+    this->exchange_matrix = -ones(this->system_size, this->system_size);
+    return -ones(this->system_size, this->system_size);
+}
+
+double Heisenberg::energy() {
+    double eng = 0.0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->system_size; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < this->system_size; j++) {
+            for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++) {
+                eng += this->exchange_matrix(i, j) * (this->spin_config)(i, k) * (this->spin_config)(j, k);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return eng;
+}
+
+double Heisenberg::energy_change(int ind, mat new_spin_vec) {
+    double del_eng = 0.0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->system_size; i++) {
+        for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++) {
+            del_eng += 2 * this->exchange_matrix(i, ind) * (new_spin_vec(k) - (this->spin_config)(ind, k)) *
+                       (this->spin_config)(i, k);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++) {
+        del_eng -= 2 * this->exchange_matrix(ind, ind) * (new_spin_vec(k) - (this->spin_config)(ind, k)) *
+                   (this->spin_config)(ind, k);
+    }
+
+    return del_eng;
+}
+
+imat Heisenberg::choose_random_index() {
+    return randi(1, 1, distr_param(1, this->system_size));
+}
+
+mat Heisenberg::old_spin() {
+//    return (this->spin_config)(randi(1,1, distr_param(+1, +10)), 0);
+    return zeros(this->system_size, 3);
+}
+
+void Heisenberg::update_spin_configuration(uword ind, mat n_spin) {
+    this->spin_config.row(ind) = n_spin;
+}
+
+std::stringstream Heisenberg::save_spin_configuration(int spin_config_number) {
+    std::stringstream output;
+
+    output << "{\"step\": " << spin_config_number << ", \"data\": [";
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < (this->system_size) - 1; i++) {
+        output << "{\"spin_number\": " << i << "," << "\"x\": " << (this->spin_config)(i, 0) << "," << "\"y\": "
+               << (this->spin_config)(i, 1) << "," << "\"z\": " << (this->spin_config)(i, 2) << "}, ";
+    }
+
+    output << "{\"spin_number\": " << (this->system_size) - 1 << "," << "\"x\": " << (this->spin_config)((this->system_size) - 1, 0) << "," << "\"y\": "
+           << (this->spin_config)((this->system_size) - 1, 1) << "," << "\"z\": " << (this->spin_config)((this->system_size) - 1, 2) << "}]}";
+
+    return output;
+}
+
+
+//mat Heisenberg::create_ferromagnetic_spin_configuration() {
+//    mat spin_configuration(10, 3);
+//
+//    vec ns = new_spin();
+//
+//    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+//        for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+//            spin_configuration(i, j) = ns(j);
+//        }
+//    }
+//
+//    this->spin_config = spin_configuration;
+//    return spin_configuration;
+//}
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diff --git a/Model/Heisenberg.hpp b/Model/Heisenberg.hpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 10/2/18.
+//
+
+#ifndef SIMULATION_HEISENBERG_HPP
+#define SIMULATION_HEISENBERG_HPP
+
+#include "Model.hpp"
+
+#endif //SIMULATION_HEISENBERG_HPP
+
+class Heisenberg: public Model {
+public:
+    mat exchange_matrix;
+    double energy() override;
+    double energy_change(int ind, mat new_spin_vec) override;
+    imat choose_random_index() override;
+    mat old_spin() override;
+    mat new_spin() override;
+    mat create_initial_spin_configuration() override;
+    mat create_ferromagnetic_exchange_matrix();
+    mat create_ferromagnetic_spin_configuration();
+    void update_spin_configuration(uword ind, mat n_spin) override;
+    std::stringstream save_spin_configuration(int spin_config_number) override;
+
+    explicit Heisenberg(int system_size);
+};
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diff --git a/Model/Model.hpp b/Model/Model.hpp
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+//
+// Created by Patrick O'Brien on 9/18/18.
+//
+
+#include <armadillo>
+#include <fstream>
+using namespace arma;
+
+#pragma once
+class Model{
+public:
+    mat spin_config;
+    int system_size;
+    virtual double energy() = 0;
+    virtual double energy_change(int ind, mat new_spin_vec) =0;
+    virtual imat choose_random_index() =0;
+    virtual mat old_spin()=0;
+    virtual mat new_spin() =0;
+    virtual mat create_initial_spin_configuration()=0;
+    virtual void update_spin_configuration(uword ind, mat n_spin)=0;
+    virtual std::stringstream save_spin_configuration(int spin_config_number)=0;
+};
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <armadillo>
+#include "Model/Heisenberg.hpp"
+#include "Algorithm/MonteCarlo.hpp"
+
+using namespace arma;
+
+int main() {
+    std::cout << "Phys-sym v. 0.0" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Simulation software" << std::endl << std::endl;
+
+    Model *model_ptr;
+    Heisenberg heisenberg(10);
+    model_ptr = &heisenberg;
+
+    heisenberg.create_ferromagnetic_exchange_matrix();
+    model_ptr -> create_initial_spin_configuration();
+    std::cout << "The spin configuration is: " << std::endl << model_ptr -> spin_config << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "The energy of the system is: " << model_ptr->energy() << std::endl;
+
+    int n_itr = 10000;
+    Algorithm *alg;
+    MonteCarlo mc;
+    alg = &mc;
+    alg->simulate(n_itr, model_ptr);
+
+    std::cout << "The spin configuration is: " << std::endl << model_ptr -> spin_config << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "The energy of the system is: " << model_ptr->energy() << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
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