Local Simulation Algorithms for Coulomb Interaction
Statistical Mechanics
2009-09-07 v3 Soft Condensed Matter
Abstract
Long ranged electrostatic interactions are time consuming to calculate in molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulations. We introduce an algorithmic framework for simulating charged particles which modifies the dynamics so as to allow equilibration using a local Hamiltonian. The method introduces an auxiliary field with constrained dynamics so that the equilibrium distribution is determined by the Coulomb interaction. We demonstrate the efficiency of the method by simulating a simple, charged lattice gas.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0111009,
title = {Local Simulation Algorithms for Coulomb Interaction},
author = {A. C. Maggs and V. Rossetto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0111009},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Last figure changed to improve demonstration of numerical efficiency