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The two predominant '''computer simulation techniques''' used in the simulation of phases of condensed matter are: | |||
*[[Molecular dynamics]] | *[[Molecular dynamics]] | ||
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*[[Monte Carlo]] | *[[Monte Carlo]] | ||
==Material | For a list of some of computer programs available see: | ||
*[[Materials modelling and computer simulation codes]] | |||
==Material common to both techniques== | |||
*[[Boundary conditions]] | *[[Boundary conditions]] | ||
*[[Coarse graining]] | *[[Coarse graining]] | ||
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*[[Force fields]] | *[[Force fields]] | ||
*[[Gibbs-Duhem integration]] | *[[Gibbs-Duhem integration]] | ||
*[[Models]] | *[[Models]] | ||
*[[Self-referential method]] | *[[Self-referential method]] | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 18 May 2009
The two predominant computer simulation techniques used in the simulation of phases of condensed matter are:
and
For a list of some of computer programs available see:
Material common to both techniques
- Boundary conditions
- Coarse graining
- Computation of phase equilibria
- Configuration analysis
- Dissipative particle dynamics
- Electrostatics
- Ergodic hypothesis
- Expanded ensemble method
- Finite size effects
- Force fields
- Gibbs-Duhem integration
- Models
- Self-referential method
- Smooth Particle methods
- Tempering methods
- Test area method
- Test volume method
- Verlet neighbour list
- Wandering interface method
- Widom test-particle method
Interesting reading
- W. W. Wood "Early history of computer simulations in statistical mechanics" in "Molecular-dynamics simulation of statistical-mechanical systems" (Eds. Giovanni Ciccotti and William G. Hoover) pp. 3-14 Società Italiana di Fisica (1986)
- Daan Frenkel and Jean-Pierre Hansen "Understanding liquids: a computer game?", Physics World 9 pp. 35–42 (April 1996)
- Wm. G. Hoover "50 Years of Computer Simulation -- A Personal View", arXiv:0812.2086v2 (2008)