A bridging domain method for coupling continua with molecular dynamics

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 193, Issue 17-20, 2004, Pages 1645-1669

  Xiao, S P ^a   Belytschko, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Heat transfer; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale methods; Spurious wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); COMPUTATION THEORY; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HAMILTONIANS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; VIRTUAL REALITY; WAVE EFFECTS;

BRIDGING; EXPLICIT ALGORITHM;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER APPLICATION; FRACTURE; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 1842686579     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2003.12.053     Document Type: Article

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