Physical perspectives on the global optimization of atomic clusters
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v2 Atomic and Molecular Clusters
Abstract
In this chapter the physical aspects of the global optimization of the geometry of atomic clusters are elucidated. In particular, I examine the structural principles that determine the nature of the lowest-energy structure, the physical reasons why some clusters are especially difficult to optimize and how the basin-hopping transformation of the potential energy surface enables these difficult clusters to be optimized.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0007338,
title = {Physical perspectives on the global optimization of atomic clusters},
author = {Jonathan Doye},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0007338},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
37 pages, 18 figures, chapter for forthcoming Kluwer book on global optimization