Approximating the dynamical evolution of systems of strongly interacting overdamped particles

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 606-612

  Whitelam, Stephen ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

crystalisation; Monte Carlo simulation; patchy particles; self assembly

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC INTERACTION; COLLECTIVE MODES; CRYSTALISATION; DETAILED BALANCE; DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION; ENERGY CHANGES; MC SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NANO SCALE; OVERDAMPED PARTICLES; PARTICLE CLUSTERS; PARTICLE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PATCHY PARTICLES; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SELF-DIFFUSION; SIMULATION EFFICIENCY; SINGLE PARTICLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 79958793944     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.565758     Document Type: Article

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