Materials Science Special Lecture

A new framework for quantum-based molecular dynamics simulations is presented that provides an
increase in the accessible time and length scales by orders of magnitude.  For the first time,
quantum-based Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics appears as a realistic alternative to classical force
field methods in nanosecond simulations with 10,000-100,000 atoms. The new framework opens the door to
a new generation computer aided materials design and analysis, which is applicable to a broad variety
of systems in chemistry, materials science, and biology.

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M.J. Cawkwell and A.M.N. Niklasson, "Energy conserving, linear scaling Born-Oppenheimer molecular
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