Gravitational smoothing as a global optimization strategy

: An optimization scheme for atomic cluster structures, based on exaggerating the importance of the gravitational force, is introduced. Results are presented for calculations on Lennard-Jones clusters of 13, 38, and 55 atoms, and the 13-atom Morse cluster.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: JCC
• Authors: T. W. Whitfield, John E. Straub
• Keywords: 13-atom Morse Cluster, Atomic Cluster Structures, JCC 2002, Optimization Scheme