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Molecular Dynamics Exploration JS Model
written by
Wolfgang Christian and Daniel Schroeder
The EJS Molecular Dynamics Exploration JavaScript Model shows the dynamics of simple atoms and molecules in a two-dimensional container. The force between the atoms is weakly attractive at short distances, but strongly repulsive when they touch. Use the simulation to explore phases of matter, emergent behavior, irreversibility, and thermal effects at the nanoscale.
Use the "Presets" drop down menu at the top of this simulation to explore pre-defined configurations.
The motion of the molecules is governed by Newton's laws, approximated using the Verlet algorithm with the indicated Time step. For sufficiently small time steps dt, the system's total energy should be approximately conserved. Users can select various initial configurations using the drop down menu.
The Molecular Dynamics Exploration was developed by Wolfgang Christian at Davidson College using the Easy Java/JavaScript Simulation (EjsS) modeling and authoring tool created by Francisco Esquembre. This EjsS simulation is based on a pure JavaScript + HTML 5 simulation developed by Daniel V. Schroeder, Physics Department, Weber State University. Although EjsS is a Java program, it can create stand alone JavaScript programs that run in almost any PC or tablet.
Published March 27, 2016
Last Modified January 7, 2018
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Molecular Dynamics Exploration
The Molecular Dynamics Exploration packaged in an EPub 3 document.
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Molecular Dynamics Android App
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Molecular Dynamics with Mobile Device Gravity Sensor
Uses the mobile device accelerometer to sense the direction of g. Note that g must be non-zero.
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Molecular Dynamics Basic
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What is Temperature Lesson Plan
A middle school science lesson plan designed to teach temperature concepts using a realistic simulation.
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What is Temperature Lesson Plan Key
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Molecular Dynamics Exploration Source Code
This source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Molecular Dynamics Exploration JavaScript Model. Unzip this archive in your Easy Java/JavaScript Simulations (EjsS) workspace to compile and run this model using EJS 5.2 or above. Although EjsS is a Java program, EjsS 5.2 creates a standalone JavaScript program from this source code file if the EjsS programming language is set to JavaScript.
Last Modified March 31, 2016
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