Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
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noteworthy <strong>in</strong> this regard because they use both diffuse monopoles and dipoles<br />
to represent the system’s polarization. 130,131,171<br />
The difference between models hav<strong>in</strong>g polarizable po<strong>in</strong>t dipoles and<br />
fixed po<strong>in</strong>t charges and those with fluctuat<strong>in</strong>g charges and fixed Lennard–<br />
Jones <strong>in</strong>teractions reduces to consider<strong>in</strong>g which term is static and which is polarizable.<br />
For the PPD model, the charge–charge term is static and the <strong>in</strong>duced<br />
dipole–<strong>in</strong>duced dipole term is polarizable. For the EE model, the charge–<br />
charge term is polarizable and the <strong>in</strong>duced dipole–<strong>in</strong>duced dipole terms<br />
(<strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the Lennard–Jones r 6 <strong>in</strong>teraction) are static. Note that <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a Lennard–Jones r 6 dispersion term is not redundant for polarizable models<br />
because this represents the <strong>in</strong>teraction aris<strong>in</strong>g from correlated thermal fluctuations<br />
of the <strong>in</strong>duced dipole. With a few exceptions, 22,57,202 most models—<br />
whether based on matrix, iterative, or extended Lagrangian algorithms—are<br />
adiabatic and do not allow for substantial fluctuations away from the<br />
m<strong>in</strong>imum-energy polarization state.<br />
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS<br />
Summary and Conclusions 133<br />
There are a variety of different models used to treat polarizability <strong>in</strong><br />
molecular simulations: polarizable po<strong>in</strong>t dipoles, shell models, fluctuat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
charge models, and semiempirical models, along with variations and comb<strong>in</strong>ations<br />
of these. There are advantages and disadvantages of each model, as discussed<br />
<strong>in</strong> detail <strong>in</strong> previous sections. These relative merits range from differ<strong>in</strong>g<br />
computational efficiencies and ease of implementation to different accuracies<br />
<strong>in</strong> represent<strong>in</strong>g the external electric field and transferability of parameters.<br />
Regardless of the differences <strong>in</strong> convenience and efficiency, the most important<br />
consideration when choos<strong>in</strong>g a polarizable model for a particular problem<br />
should be the model’s applicability to the system <strong>in</strong> question.<br />
Despite the many differences between the various polarizable models, it is<br />
encourag<strong>in</strong>g to note that the most recent models seem to be converg<strong>in</strong>g on<br />
the same set of necessary features. A variety of successful models based<br />
on different formalisms all share many of the same characteristics.<br />
126,130,131,146,150,166,171,205 Regardless of the direction from which the<br />
models evolved, there is a grow<strong>in</strong>g consensus that accurate treatment of polarization<br />
requires (1) either diffuse charge distributions or some other type of<br />
electrostatic screen<strong>in</strong>g (2) a mixture of both monopoles and dipoles to represent<br />
the electrostatic charge distribution, and (3) only l<strong>in</strong>ear polarizability.<br />
Although much work rema<strong>in</strong>s to be done before there is a truly accurate,<br />
transferable model for a wide range of conditions and systems, it is fair to say<br />
that polarizable models have matured considerably s<strong>in</strong>ce their earliest implementations.<br />
Future developments will almost certa<strong>in</strong>ly <strong>in</strong>clude cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
development and parameterization of the more ma<strong>in</strong>stream models, along<br />
with their <strong>in</strong>corporation <strong>in</strong>to commercial and academic simulation software