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The Buckingham potential describes the exchange repulsion, which originates from the Pauli exclusion principle, by a more realistic exponential function of distance, in contrast to the inverse twelfth power used by the [[Lennard-Jones model |Lennard-Jones potential]]. However, since the Buckingham potential remains finite even at very small distances, it runs the risk of an un-physical "Buckingham catastrophe" at short range when used in simulations of charged systems. This occurs when the electrostatic attraction artificially overcomes the repulsive barrier. The Lennard-Jones potential is also about 4 times quicker to compute <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007911511862 David N. J. White "A computationally efficient alternative to the Buckingham potential for molecular mechanics calculations", Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design '''11''' pp.517-521 (1997)]</ref> and so is more frequently used in [[Computer simulation techniques | computer simulations]]. | The Buckingham potential describes the exchange repulsion, which originates from the Pauli exclusion principle, by a more realistic exponential function of distance, in contrast to the inverse twelfth power used by the [[Lennard-Jones model |Lennard-Jones potential]]. However, since the Buckingham potential remains finite even at very small distances, it runs the risk of an un-physical "Buckingham catastrophe" at short range when used in simulations of charged systems. This occurs when the electrostatic attraction artificially overcomes the repulsive barrier. The Lennard-Jones potential is also about 4 times quicker to compute <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007911511862 David N. J. White "A computationally efficient alternative to the Buckingham potential for molecular mechanics calculations", Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design '''11''' pp.517-521 (1997)]</ref> and so is more frequently used in [[Computer simulation techniques | computer simulations]]. | ||
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*[[Exp-6 potential]] | |||
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The Buckingham potential is given by [1]
where is the intermolecular pair potential, , and , and are constants.
The Buckingham potential describes the exchange repulsion, which originates from the Pauli exclusion principle, by a more realistic exponential function of distance, in contrast to the inverse twelfth power used by the Lennard-Jones potential. However, since the Buckingham potential remains finite even at very small distances, it runs the risk of an un-physical "Buckingham catastrophe" at short range when used in simulations of charged systems. This occurs when the electrostatic attraction artificially overcomes the repulsive barrier. The Lennard-Jones potential is also about 4 times quicker to compute [2] and so is more frequently used in computer simulations.
See also
References
- ↑ R. A. Buckingham "The Classical Equation of State of Gaseous Helium, Neon and Argon", Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences 168 pp. 264-283 (1938)
- ↑ David N. J. White "A computationally efficient alternative to the Buckingham potential for molecular mechanics calculations", Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 11 pp.517-521 (1997)