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Table of Contents. IntroductionMetropolis Monte CarloEfficient Trial MovesShootingShiftingGenerating an Initial PathDetermining Reaction RatesExample: 7-Atom Lennard-Jones clusterConclusion. Introduction. MD trajectories sample potential energy surfaceGood sampling of local minima ? (meta)
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1. Transition Path Sampling Janne Grunau, Alexander Riemer
Seminar “Fortgeschrittene Methoden in der Molekulardynamik”
8 June 2005
2. Table of Contents Introduction
Metropolis Monte Carlo
Efficient Trial Moves
Shooting
Shifting
Generating an Initial Path
Determining Reaction Rates
Example: 7-Atom Lennard-Jones cluster
Conclusion
3. Introduction MD trajectories sample potential energy surface Good sampling of local minima ? (meta)stable states What about transitions between stable states? Identify “activated” transition states Describe dynamics of complex systems Example: protonated water