An Efficient Multigrid Method for Molecular Mechanics Modeling in Atomic Solids

An Efficient Multigrid Method for Molecular Mechanics Modeling in Atomic Solids

Year:    2011

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 10 (2011), Iss. 1 : pp. 70–89

Abstract

We propose a multigrid method to solve the molecular mechanics model (molecular dynamics at zero temperature). The Cauchy-Born elasticity model is employed as the coarse grid operator and the elastically deformed state as the initial guess of the molecular mechanics model. The efficiency of the algorithm is demonstrated by three examples with homogeneous deformation, namely, one dimensional chain under tensile deformation and aluminum under tension and shear deformations. The method exhibits linear-scaling computational complexity, and is insensitive to parameters arising from iterative solvers. In addition, we study two examples with inhomogeneous deformation: vacancy and nanoindentation of aluminum. The results are still satisfactory while the linear-scaling property is lost for the latter example.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.270910.131110a

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 10 (2011), Iss. 1 : pp. 70–89

Published online:    2011-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    20

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