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Efficient sampling in complex materials at finite temperature: the thermodynamically-weighted activation-relaxation technique

Materials Science 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present an accelerated algorithm that samples correctly the thermodynamic ensemble in complex systems where the dynamics is controlled by activation barriers. The efficiency of the thermodynamically-weighted activation-relaxation technique (THWART) is many orders of magnitude greater than standard molecular dynamics, even at room temperature and above, in systems as complex as proteins and amorphous silicon.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0310422,
  title  = {Efficient sampling in complex materials at finite temperature: the thermodynamically-weighted activation-relaxation technique},
  author = {Normand Mousseau and G. T. Barkema},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0310422},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 4 postscript figures

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