EVO - Evolutionary algorithm for crystal structure prediction

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1618-1625

  Bahmann, Silvia ^a   Kortus, Jens ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal structure prediction; Evolutionary algorithm; New materials

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATALOGUE IDENTIFIERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE PREDICTION; DISTRIBUTED PROGRAM; EVOLUTION STRATEGIES; GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE; LOWEST ENERGY STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL-OF-THE-FITTEST;

ATOMS; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBLEM ORIENTED LANGUAGES; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84875213955     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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