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<blockquote>''"In those pieces of apparatus [computing machines] I see not only devices to make the forces of nature serviceable in new ways, no, I view them with much greater respect; I dare say that I see in them the true devices for unveiling the essence of things"'' | <blockquote>''"In those pieces of apparatus [computing machines] I see not only devices to make the forces of nature serviceable in new ways, no, I view them with much greater respect; I dare say that I see in them the true devices for unveiling the essence of things"'' | ||
:::[[Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann]] | :::[[Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann]] "The Second Law of the Mechanical Theory of Heat" (1886)</blockquote> | ||
'''Computer simulations''' are used to obtain quantitative results, under various thermodynamic conditions, for [[realistic models]] which are parametrised to study a specific atomic or molecular system with a certain degree of realism, or [[force fields]], which consist of transferable parameters for molecular sub-units, usually at the atomistic level. Force fields are designed to be applicable to a variety of molecular systems, in particular for flexible molecules. Computer simulations are also used to perform "computer experiments" on [[idealised models]] in order to test theories with a view to arriving at a better understanding of the underlying physics of a system. | '''Computer simulations''' are used to obtain quantitative results, under various thermodynamic conditions, for [[realistic models]] which are parametrised to study a specific atomic or molecular system with a certain degree of realism, or [[force fields]], which consist of transferable parameters for molecular sub-units, usually at the atomistic level. Force fields are designed to be applicable to a variety of molecular systems, in particular for flexible molecules. Computer simulations are also used to perform "computer experiments" on [[idealised models]] in order to test theories with a view to arriving at a better understanding of the underlying physics of a system. | ||