Concurrent coupling of atomistic and continuum models at finite temperature

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 200, Issue 5-8, 2011, Pages 765-773

  Mathew, N ^a   Picu, R C ^a   Bloomfield, M ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent multiscale; Finite temperature; Langevin dynamics

Indexed keywords

BI-DIRECTIONAL; CONCURRENT COUPLING; CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM; CONTINUUM MODEL; DIFFUSIVE HEAT; DISCRETE REGIONS; FINITE TEMPERATURES; HEAT TRANSPORT; HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL; INTERFACE REGIONS; LANGEVIN DYNAMICS; LOW FREQUENCY; MECHANICAL COUPLING; MOTION OF ATOMS; MULTISCALE METHOD; MULTISCALES; NON EQUILIBRIUM; PHONON SPECTRUM; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 78650677085     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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