Dielectric boundary force in molecular solvation with the Poisson Boltzmann free energy: A shape derivative approach

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2093-2111

  Li, Bo ^a   Cheng, Xiaoliang ^b   Zhang, Zhengfang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dielectric boundary force; Implicit solvent; Shape derivative; The Poisson Boltzmann equation

Indexed keywords

CHARGED SOLUTES; DIELECTRIC BOUNDARY; DIELECTRIC COEFFICIENT; ELECTROSTATIC FREE ENERGY; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; IMPLICIT SOLVENTS; MOLECULAR SOLVATION; POISSON-BOLTZMANN; POISSON-BOLTZMANN EQUATIONS; SHAPE DERIVATIVES;

ELECTROSTATICS; FREE ENERGY; POISSON EQUATION; SOLVATION; SOLVENTS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 84862908482     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/110826436     Document Type: Article

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