Kinetic Monte Carlo
The kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) method is a Monte Carlo method computer simulation intended to simulate the time evolution of some processes occurring in nature. Typically these are processes that occur with a given known rate. It is important to understand that these rates are inputs to the KMC algorithm, the method itself cannot predict them.
The KMC method is essentially the same as the dynamic Monte Carlo method and the Gillespie algorithm, the main difference seems to be in terminology and usage areas: KMC is used mainly in physics while the "dynamic" method is mostly used in chemistry.
Read more about Kinetic Monte Carlo: Algorithm, Time-dependent Algorithms, Comments On The Algorithm, Examples of Use, History, Varieties of KMC
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