Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
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The polarizable po<strong>in</strong>t dipole models have been used <strong>in</strong> molecular<br />
dynamics (MD) simulations s<strong>in</strong>ce the 1970s. 48 For these simulations, the<br />
forces, or spatial derivatives of the potential, are needed. From Eq. [<strong>18</strong>], the<br />
force 23 on atomic site k is<br />
F k ¼ r kU <strong>in</strong>d ¼ XN<br />
i ¼ 1<br />
l ir kE 0 i<br />
X<br />
þ lk ðrkTkiÞ li ½20Š<br />
All contributions to the forces from terms <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g derivatives with respect to<br />
the dipoles are zero from the extremum condition of Eq. [19]. 23,49<br />
F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>ducible dipoles requires a self-consistent method, because<br />
the field that each dipole feels depends on all of the other <strong>in</strong>duced dipoles.<br />
There exist three methods for determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the dipoles: matrix <strong>in</strong>version, iterative<br />
methods, and predictive methods. We describe each of these <strong>in</strong> turn.<br />
The dipoles are coupled through the matrix equation,<br />
A l ¼ E 0<br />
Polarizable Po<strong>in</strong>t Dipoles 97<br />
where the diagonal elements of the matrix, Aii, are a 1<br />
i and the off-diagonal<br />
elements Aij are Tij. For a system with N dipoles, solv<strong>in</strong>g for each of them<br />
<strong>in</strong>volves <strong>in</strong>vert<strong>in</strong>g the N N matrix, A—an OðN3Þ operation that is typically<br />
too computationally expensive to perform at each step of an OðNÞ or OðN2Þ simulation. Consequently, this method has been used only rarely. 31 Note that<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce Eq. [21] for l is l<strong>in</strong>ear, there is only one solution for the dipoles.<br />
In the iterative method, an <strong>in</strong>itial guess for the field is made by, for example,<br />
just us<strong>in</strong>g the static field, E0 , or by us<strong>in</strong>g the dipoles from the previous<br />
time step of the MD simulation. 48,49 The dipole moments result<strong>in</strong>g from this<br />
field are evaluated us<strong>in</strong>g Eq. [3], which can be iterated to self-consistency.<br />
Typical convergence limits on the dipoles range from 1 10 2 D to<br />
1 10 6 D. 21,27,34–36,50 Long simulations require very strict convergence limits<br />
or mild thermostatt<strong>in</strong>g 50 to prevent problems due to poor energy conservation.<br />
Alternatively, the energy Upol can be monitored for convergence. 19,51 The<br />
level of convergence, and therefore the number of iterations required, varies<br />
considerably. Between 2 and 10 iterations are typically required. For some calculations,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g free energy calculations, a high level of convergence may<br />
be necessary. 38 The iterative method is the most common method for f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the dipoles.<br />
The predictive methods determ<strong>in</strong>e l for the next time step based on<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation from previous time steps. Ahlström et al. 23 used a first-order predictor<br />
algorithm, which uses the l values from the two previous times steps to<br />
predict l at the next time step,<br />
i 6¼ k<br />
½21Š<br />
l iðtÞ ¼2l iðt tÞ l iðt 2 tÞ ½22Š