Abstract
We present some applications of an Interacting Particle System (IPS) methodology to the field of Molecular Dynamics. This IPS method allows several simulations of a nonequilibrium random process to keep closer to equilibrium at each time, thanks to a selection mechanism based on the relative virtual work induced on the system. It is therefore an efficient improvement of usual nonequilibrium simulations, which can be used to compute canonical averages, free energy differences, and typical transitions paths.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1251-1272 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Statistical Physics |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- Free energy estimation
- Genetic algorithms
- Interacting particle system
- Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics