title: Physical time scale in kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of continuous-time Markov chains.
abstract: We rigorously establish a physical time scale for a general class of kinetic Monte Carlo algorithms for the simulation of continuous-time Markov chains. This class of algorithms encompasses rejection-free (or BKL) and rejection (or "standard") algorithms. For rejection algorithms, it was formerly considered that the availability of a physical time scale (instead of Monte Carlo steps) was empirical, at best. Use of Monte Carlo steps as a time unit now becomes completely unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Center for Industrial Research, TenarisSiderca, Dr. Jorge A. Simini 250, Campana B2804MHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. sserebrinsky@gmail.com
authors.forename: Santiago A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Serebrinsky
mesh_terms: D007700:Kinetics; D008390:Markov Chains; D009010:Monte Carlo Method