Explicit Symplectic Integrators of Molecular Dynamics Algorithms for Rigid-Body Molecules in the Canonical, Isothermal-Isobaric, and Related Ensembles

dc.creatorOkumura, Hisashi
dc.creatorItoh, Satoru G.
dc.creatorOkamoto, Yuko
dc.date2006-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:27:30Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:27:30Z
dc.descriptionWe propose explicit symplectic integrators of molecular dynamics (MD) algorithms for rigid-body molecules in the canonical and isothermal-isobaric ensembles. We also present a symplectic algorithm in the constant normal pressure and lateral surface area ensemble and that combined with the Parrinello-Rahman algorithm. Employing the symplectic integrators for MD algorithms, there is a conserved quantity which is close to Hamiltonian. Therefore, we can perform a MD simulation more stably than by conventional nonsymplectic algorithms. We applied this algorithm to a TIP3P pure water system at 300 K and compared the time evolution of the Hamiltonian with those by the nonsymplectic algorithms. We found that the Hamiltonian was conserved well by the symplectic algorithm even for a time step of 4 fs. This time step is longer than typical values of 0.5-2 fs which are used by the conventional nonsymplectic algorithms.
dc.description23 pages, (Revtex4), 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610382
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610382
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/117399
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleExplicit Symplectic Integrators of Molecular Dynamics Algorithms for Rigid-Body Molecules in the Canonical, Isothermal-Isobaric, and Related Ensembles
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