Concurrent coupling of length scales: Methodology and application

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作者
Broughton, JQ [1 ]
Abraham, FF
Bernstein, N
Kaxiras, E
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Complex Syst Theory Branch, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] IBM Corp, Almaden Res Ctr, Div Res, San Jose, CA 95120 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Div Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.60.2391
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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A strategic objective of computational materials physics is the accurate description of specific materials on length scales approaching the meso and macroscopic. We report on progress towards this goal by describing a seamless coupling of continuum to statistical to quantum mechanics, involving an algorithm, implemented on a parallel computer, for handshaking between finite elements, molecular dynamics, and semiempirical tight binding. We illustrate and validate the methodology using the example of crack propagation in silicon.
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页码:2391 / 2403
页数:13
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