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Torque and atomic forces for Cartesian tensor atomic multipoles with an application to crystal unit cell

Dennis M Elking^1,2

¹Openeye Scientific Software, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87508.

Journal of Computational Chemistry

|June 29, 2016

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New equations simplify calculations for molecular simulations using atomic multipoles. This research introduces efficient methods for torque and atomic force, enhancing flexible molecule force fields.

Keywords:

Cartesian tensor crystal force force field multipole torque

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Area of Science:

Computational chemistry
Molecular modeling
Theoretical physics

Background:

Flexible molecule force fields are crucial for accurate molecular simulations.
Calculating torque and atomic force in these fields can be computationally intensive.
Existing methods for rotating multipole tensors involve redundant components, impacting efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

To derive new, efficient equations for torque and atomic force in flexible molecule force fields.
To introduce a novel method for rotating Cartesian tensor multipoles using unique components.
To enhance the computational efficiency of molecular simulations involving atomic multipoles.

Main Methods:

Derivation of new expressions for rotating Cartesian tensor multipoles (Θpqr) using Cartesian tensor rotation matrix elements (X(R)).
Development of polynomial expressions and recursion relations for X(R).
Application of derived torque and atomic force equations to geometry optimization of small molecule crystal unit cells.

Main Results:

New, simpler equations for torque and atomic force based on direct rotation of unique Cartesian tensor multipole components.
Demonstrated application of these equations to crystal unit cell geometry optimization.
Analysis of computational efficiency related to multipole rank for Cartesian tensors.

Conclusions:

The new equations provide a more direct and potentially efficient approach for calculating torque and atomic force.
This method facilitates improved geometry optimization of molecular crystals.
The findings contribute to more efficient and accurate molecular simulations in computational chemistry.