Molecular and spin dynamics simulations using modern integration methods

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 615-624

  Tsai, Shan Ho ^a   Lee, H K ^b   Landau, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 24144477865     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1900096     Document Type: Article

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