Constant pressure molecular dynamics

An algorithm for performing a constant-pressure molecular dynamics simulation that resolves some unphysical observations in the extended system (Andersen s) method and Berendsen s methods was developed by Feller et al. [29]. This approach replaces the deterministic equations of motion with the piston degree of freedom added to the Langevin equations of motion. This eliminates the unphysical fluctuation of the volume associated with the piston mass. In addition, Klein and coworkers [30] present an advanced constant-pressure method to overcome an unphysical dependence of the choice of lattice in generated trajectories. 

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Ti-wadeite, but structural similarity in the case of Zr-wadeite. These differences/ similarities influence the energetics of nucleation, with the result that it is more difficult to form a critical nucleus of Ti-wadeite. Vessal and Dickinson (1994) have undertaken both constant volume and constant pressure molecular dynamics simulations to test this hypothesis. 

Wang, J., and M. S. Gutierrez. 2010. Molecular structural transformation of 2 1 clay minerals by a constant-pressure molecular dynamics simulation method. Journal of Nanomaterials 2010 1-13. doi 10.1155/2010/795174. 

For many problems, however, it is more convenient to keep the temperature, pressure, or chemical potential constant, instead of the total energy, volume, and number of particles. Generalizations of the molecular dynamics technique to virtually any ensemble have been developed, and they will be discussed in the following chapters. Of course, constant temperature MD does not conserve the total system energy, allowing it to fluctuate as is required at constant temperature. Similarly, volume is allowed to fluctuate in constant pressure molecular dynamics. The trick is to make these quantities fluctuate in a manner consistent with the probability distribution of the desired ensemble. 

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