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We report the implementation of a multi-CPU and multi-GPU massively parallel platform dedicated to the explicit inclusion of nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) in the Tinker-HP molecular dynamics (MD) package. The platform, denoted Quantum-HP,…

Examination of thermal expansion of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials is a challenging theoretical task with either ab-initio or classical molecular dynamics simulations. In this regard, while ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD)…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-22 Bohayra Mortazavi , Ali Rajabpour , Xiaoying Zhuang , Timon Rabczuk , Alexander V. Shapeev

An exact approach to compute physical properties for general multi-electronic-state (MES) systems in thermal equilibrium is presented. The approach is extended from our recent progress on path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) [J. Chem.…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2017-11-22 Xinzijian Liu , Jian Liu

Field emission coupled with molecular dynamics simulation (FEcMD) software package is a computational tool for studying the electron emission characteristics and the atomic structure evolution of micro- and nano-protrusions made of pure…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-10-10 Nan Li , Xinyu Gao , Xianghui Feng , Kai Wu , Yonghong Cheng , Bing Xiao

Simulating warm dense matter that undergoes a wide range of temperatures and densities is challenging. Predictive theoretical models, such as quantum-mechanics-based first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD), require a huge amount of…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Yuzhi Zhang , Chang Gao , Linfeng Zhang , Han Wang , Mohan Chen

Simulating interactions between non-spherical colloidal particles is computationally challenging due to the complex dependency of forces and energies on their geometry. We introduce and evaluate both descriptor-based and end-to-end models…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-09-22 B. Rusen Argun , Antonia Statt

The quantum thermal average plays a central role in describing the thermodynamic properties of a quantum system. Path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) is a prevailing approach for computing quantum thermal averages by approximating the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-25 Xuda Ye , Zhennan Zhou

For 35 years, {\it ab initio} molecular dynamics (AIMD) has been the method of choice for modeling complex atomistic phenomena from first principles. However, most AIMD applications are limited by computational cost to systems with…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-09-15 Weile Jia , Han Wang , Mohan Chen , Denghui Lu , Lin Lin , Roberto Car , Weinan E , Linfeng Zhang

In recent years, machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) have attracted significant attention as a method that enables large-scale, long-time atomistic simulations while maintaining accuracy comparable to electronic structure…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-03-27 Yuta Yoshimoto , Naoki Matsumura , Yuto Iwasaki , Hiroshi Nakao , Yasufumi Sakai

The interaction of condensed phase systems with external electric fields is crucial in myriad processes in nature and technology ranging from the field-directed motion of cells (galvanotaxis), to energy storage and conversion systems…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2024-09-25 Kit Joll , Philipp Schienbein , Kevin M. Rosso , Jochen Blumberger

Although electrostatics can be incorporated into machine-learned interatomic potentials, existing approaches are computationally very demanding, limiting large-scale, long-time simulations of electrostatics-driven phenomena such as…

Path Integral Molecular Dynamics (PIMD) is a well established simulation technique to compute exact equilibrium properties for a quantum system using classical trajectories in an extended phase space. Standard PIMD simulations are…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2024-11-20 Britta A. Johnson , Siyu Bu , Christopher J. Mundy , Nandini Ananth

Water is a unique solvent with many remarkable properties. An example is its exceptionally high heat capacity, which plays an important role in storing and transporting thermal energy, with implications for many processes from regulating…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-09-25 Motoyuki Shiga , Jan Elsner , Jörg Behler , Bo Thomsen

Machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) such as neuroevolution potentials (NEP) combine quantum-mechanical accuracy with computational efficiency significantly accelerate atomistic dynamic simulations. Trained by derivative-free…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-04-14 Hongfu Huang , Junhao Peng , Kaiqi Li , Jian Zhou , Zhimei Sun

Accurately modeling gas-surface collision dynamics presents a great challenge for theory, especially in the low energy (or temperature) regime where quantum effects are important. Here, a path integral based non-equilibrium ring polymer…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2019-12-06 Qinghua Liu , Liang Zhang , Yongle Li , Bin Jiang

Machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs) show promise in accurately describing the physical properties of materials, but there is a need for a higher throughput method of validation. Here, we demonstrate using that MLIPs and molecular…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-03-07 Dennis S. Kim , Michael Xu , James M. LeBeau

Conventional molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approaches, such as $\textit{ab initio}$ MD (AIMD) and empirical force field MD (EFFMD), face significant trade-offs between physical accuracy and computational efficiency. This work presents…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-05-12 Hongyu Yan , Yong Wei , Minghan Chen , Hanning Chen

Field emission coupled with molecular dynamics simulation (FEcMD) software package is a computational tool for studying atomic structure evolution, structural deformation, phase transitions, recrystallization as well as electron emission…

Computational Physics · Physics 2026-01-22 Bing Xiao , Nan Li , Wenqian Kong , Rui Chu , Hongyu Zhang , Guodong Meng , Kai Wu , Yonghong Cheng

Nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) play an essential role in many atomistic systems, yet their explicit inclusion in molecular simulations remains challenging. Path-integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) provides a rigorous framework for…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2026-02-09 Ádám Madarász , Bence Balázs Mészáros , János Daru

DL_POLY Quantum 2.1 is introduced here as a highly modular, sustainable, and scalable general-purpose molecular dynamics (MD) simulation software for large-scale long-time MD simulations of condensed phase and interfacial systems with the…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-05-08 Nathan London , Dil K. Limbu , Md Omar Faruque , Farnaz A. Shakib , Mohammad R. Momeni