Molecular Dynamics Model Documents

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Molecular Dynamics Model 

written by Wolfgang Christian

The EJS Molecular Dynamics model is constructed using the Lennard-Jones potential truncated at a distance of 3 molecular diameters. 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.

The Molecular Dynamics model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_stp_md_MolecularDynamics.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models for classical mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Last Modified June 10, 2014

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Source Code Documents

Molecular Dynamics Model source code 

The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Molecular Dynamics Model.  Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this model using Ejs.

Last Modified November 15, 2008