Move set, algorithm, and folding kinetics of Monte Carlo simulations for lattice polymers

Abstract

The effect of different move sets on the folding kinetics of the Monte Carlo simulations is analysed based on the conformation-network and the temperature-dependent folding kinetics. A new scheme of implementing Metropolis algorithm is given. The new method is shown to satisfy the detailed balance and converge efficiently towards thermal equilibrium. A new quantity, employed from the continuous time Monte Carlo method, is introduced to identify effectively the kinetic traps of foldings.