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Calculations of a list of neighbors in Molecular Dynamics simulations
Author(s) -
Yip Virginia,
Elber Ron
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.540100709
Subject(s) - molecular dynamics , grid , computer science , algorithm , statistical physics , computational science , mathematics , physics , chemistry , computational chemistry , geometry
A new algorithm is proposed for the evaluation of nonbonded interactions in Molecular Dynamics simulations. The algorithm is based on a grid search and on partitioning of the atoms into boxes rather than on calculations of distances. The effort associated with the generation of the box list grows only linearly with the number of atoms. The algorithm is particularly advantageous for solvated systems. Test calculations show significant savings in CPU time and storage compared to commonly used algorithms for systems containing in excess of ca. 600 atoms.