2014
DOI: 10.1063/1.4861669
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Mapping continuous potentials to discrete forms

Abstract: The optimal conversion of a continuous inter-particle potential to a discrete equivalent is considered here. Existing and novel algorithms are evaluated to determine the best technique for creating accurate discrete forms using the minimum number of discontinuities. This allows the event-driven molecular dynamics technique to be efficiently applied to the wide range of continuous force models available in the literature, and facilitates a direct comparison of event-driven and time-driven molecular dynamics. Th… Show more

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“…The second model is an equivalent square-shoulder potential where ε = +k B T . These potentials are the prototypes of more complex interaction models such as general stepped potentials [10]. Both simulations use N = 32 000 particles and a reduced number density of N σ 3 1 /V = 10 −3 .…”
Section: Validationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The second model is an equivalent square-shoulder potential where ε = +k B T . These potentials are the prototypes of more complex interaction models such as general stepped potentials [10]. Both simulations use N = 32 000 particles and a reduced number density of N σ 3 1 /V = 10 −3 .…”
Section: Validationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a particle pair cannot energetically occupy both states, only one region is valid at a particular point in their trajectory. Thus, for stepped or multi-state interactions such as the square-well or stepped Lennard-Jones potentials [10], the valid state dynamically changes with time.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We have performed event-driven simulations of N 108000 elastic smooth spheres carried out with the DynamO software package [34]. The spheres interact by a stepped parabolic-well type potential [35][36][37], a discretized version consisting of a sequence of 15 steps of widths 0.05σ, steps more than reasonable in most instances [37]. We have used σ, τ mσ 2 /ε √ , m, and T p as units of length, time, mass, and temperature, respectively.…”
Section: Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory and The Equation Of State mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…More details on APCA can be found in (Chakrabarti et al 2002). Approximating spectra by piecewise constant functions has also been used in other fields, taking into account the physical characteristics of the spectra to determine the location of the spectral segments (Thomson, Lue, and Bannerman 2014;Zehentbauer and Kiefer 2012). Konno and Kuno (1998) proposed a method that provides the best piecewise approximation (Konno and Kuno 1988).…”
Section: Spectral Representationmentioning
confidence: 99%