title: Convergence of Monte Carlo simulations to equilibrium.
abstract: We give two direct, elementary proofs that a Monte Carlo simulation converges to equilibrium provided that appropriate conditions are satisfied. The first proof requires detailed balance while the second is quite general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Young