A concurrent multiscale method based on the meshfree method and molecular dynamics analysis

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1128-1155

  Gu, Yuan Tong ^a   Zhang, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atomic; Continuum; Coupling; Meshfree method; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; INTERPOLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; STRAIN ENERGY;

CAUCHY-BORN RULE; MESHFREE METHOD; MULTISCALE ANALYSIS;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

EID: 36749099517     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/060654232     Document Type: Article

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