GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics simulation of solid covalent crystals

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-15

  Hou, Chaofeng ^a,b   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

bond order potentials; covalent crystal; graphics processing unit; many body; molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

BOND-ORDER POTENTIAL; COVALENT CRYSTALS; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; MANY-BODY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84857227867     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.597396     Document Type: Article

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