Overview

Many books explain the theory of atomistic computer simulations; this book teaches you how to run them This introductory ""how to"" title enables readers to understand, plan, run, and analyze their own independent atomistic simulations, and decide which method to use and which questions to ask in their research project. It is written in a clear and precise language, focusing on a thorough understanding of the concepts behind the equations and how these are used in the simulations. As a result, readers will learn how to design the computational model and which parameters of the simulations are essential, as well as being able to assess whether the results are correct, find and correct errors, and extract the relevant information from the results. Finally, they will know which information needs to be included in their publications. This book includes checklists for planning projects, analyzing output files, and for troubleshooting, as well as pseudo keywords and case studies. The authors provide an accompanying blog for the book with worked examples, and additional material and references: http://www.atomisticsimulations.org/.

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Author:   Veronika Brázdová (University College London, UK) ,  David R. Bowler (University College London, UK)
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9783527410699

ISBN 10:   3527410694
Pages:   361
Publication Date:   13 March 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part One: The World at the Atomic Scale 1 Atoms, Molecules and Crystals 2 Bonding 3 Chemical Reactions 4 What Exactly is Calculated? Part Two: Introducing Equations to Describe the System 5 Total Energy Minimization 6 Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Part Three: Describing Interactions Between Atoms 7 Calculating Energies and Forces 8 Electronic Structure Methods 9 Density Functional Theory in Detail Part Four: Setting Up and Running the Calculation 10 Planning a Project 11 Coordinates and Simulation Cells 12 The Nuts and Bolts 13 Tests Part Five: Analyzing Results 14 Looking at Output Files 15 What to do with All the Numbers 16 Visualization 17 Electronic Structure Analysis 18 Comparison to Experiment

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<p> What a gem! This is a truly outstandingly useful book foranyone working in (or supervising students in) projects basedaround atomistic computer simulations ... This book is a joy toread and will be of interest to specialists but also to anyone witha general interest in physics and indeed the history ofscience. (Contemporary Physics, 11 April2014)

<p> What a gem! This is a truly outstandingly useful book for anyone working in (or supervising students in) projects based around atomistic computer simulations ... This book is a joy to read and will be of interest to specialists but also to anyone with a general interest in physics and indeed the history of science. (Contemporary Physics, 11 April 2014)

Author Information

Dr. Veronika Brázdová obtained her PhD from Humboldt University Berlin in 2005 with Professor J. Sauer. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London. Her research is focused on computational simulations of solid state surfaces and interfaces, using mainly density functional theory. She has been collaborating closely with experimental groups. She is also an experienced programmer, particularly in Fortran 90 and the Message Passing Interface. She has supervised many undergraduate students taking their first steps in computational physics. Dr. David R. Bowler received his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1997. He has been a Reader in Physics at UCL since 2005, and held a Royal Society University Research Fellowship from 2002-2010. He is a PI in the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the London-wide Thomas Young Centre. He has driven the development of the massively-parallel linear scaling density functional theory code, Conquest, and collaborates extensively with experimental groups on the growth and properties of nanostructures on semiconductor surfaces.

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