Stochastic kinetic Monte Carlo algorithms for long-range Hamiltonians

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-157

  Mason, D R ^a   Rudd, R E ^b   Sutton, A P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Kinetic Monte Carlo; Residence time; Vacancies; Vacancy diffusion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; HAMILTONIANS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

KINETIC MONTE CARLO; RESIDENCE TIME; VACANCY DIFFUSION;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 2942547851     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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