Stochastic method for accommodation of equilibrating basins in kinetic Monte Carlo simulations
Statistical Mechanics
2008-02-12 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
A computationally simple way to accommodate 'basins' of trapping sites in standard kinetic Monte Carlo simulations is presented. By assuming the system is effectively equilibrated in the basin, the residence time (time spent in the basin before escape) and the probabilities for transition to states outside the basin may be calculated. This is demonstrated for point defect diffusion over a periodic grid of sites containing a complex basin.
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@article{arxiv.0802.1365,
title = {Stochastic method for accommodation of equilibrating basins in kinetic Monte Carlo simulations},
author = {Clinton DeW. Van Siclen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.1365},
year = {2008}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure