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  • Molecular dynamics simulations
  • Biophysics

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  • Periodic boundary conditions (PBCs) are essential in molecular simulations but pose challenges for heterogeneous systems.
  • Fixing broken molecular complexes in simulations often requires manual intervention due to system-specific complexities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a general and automatable algorithm for correcting broken molecular complexes in simulations with PBCs.
  • To provide a unified framework for handling geometric transformations in periodic systems.

Main Methods:

  • Introduced FixBox, a general algorithm for correcting molecular complexes.
  • Employed a unified triclinic framework for box geometric periodicity.
  • Minimized input requirements, not needing full molecular topology.

Main Results:

  • FixBox successfully automates the correction of broken molecular complexes across diverse system types and configurations.
  • The algorithm demonstrates robustness with problematic simulation setups.
  • The underlying formal framework supports various geometric transformation algorithms in PBCs.

Conclusions:

  • FixBox offers a significant advancement in automating molecular simulation workflows.
  • The algorithm simplifies the handling of heterogeneous systems and complex molecular arrangements.
  • The developed framework has broader applicability in computational geometry for simulations.