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\chapter{\label{chapt:introduction}INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND} |
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\section{\label{introSection:molecularDynamics}Molecular Dynamics} |
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As a special discipline of molecular modeling, Molecular dynamics |
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has proven to be a powerful tool for studying the functions of |
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biological systems, providing structural, thermodynamic and |
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dynamical information. |
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\subsection{\label{introSection:classicalMechanics}Classical Mechanics} |
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Closely related to Classical Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics |
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simulations are carried out by integrating the equations of motion |
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for a given system of particles. There are three fundamental ideas |
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behind classical mechanics. Firstly, One can determine the state of |
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a mechanical system at any time of interest; Secondly, all the |
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mechanical properties of the system at that time can be determined |
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by combining the knowledge of the properties of the system with the |
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specification of this state; Finally, the specification of the state |
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when further combine with the laws of mechanics will also be |
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sufficient to predict the future behavior of the system. |
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\subsubsection{\label{introSection:newtonian}Newtonian Mechanics} |
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\subsubsection{\label{introSection:lagrangian}Lagrangian Mechanics} |
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Newtonian Mechanics suffers from two important limitations: it |
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describes their motion in special cartesian coordinate systems. |
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Another limitation of Newtonian mechanics becomes obvious when we |
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try to describe systems with large numbers of particles. It becomes |
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very difficult to predict the properties of the system by carrying |
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out calculations involving the each individual interaction between |
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all the particles, even if we know all of the details of the |
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interaction. In order to overcome some of the practical difficulties |
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which arise in attempts to apply Newton's equation to complex |
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system, alternative procedures may be developed. |
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\subsubsubsection{\label{introSection:halmiltonPrinciple}Hamilton's |
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Hamilton introduced the dynamical principle upon which it is |
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possible to base all of mechanics and, indeed, most of classical |
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physics. Hamilton's Principle may be stated as follow, |
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The actual trajectory, along which a dynamical system may move from |
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one point to another within a specified time, is derived by finding |
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the path which minimizes the time integral of the difference between |
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the kinetic, $K$, and potential energies, $U$. |
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\begin{equation} |
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\delta \int_{t_1 }^{t_2 } {(K - U)dt = 0} , |
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\end{equation} |
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For simple mechanical systems, where the forces acting on the |
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different part are derivable from a potential and the velocities are |
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small compared with that of light, the Lagrangian function $L$ can |
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be define as the difference between the kinetic energy of the system |
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and its potential energy, |
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\begin{equation} |
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L \equiv K - U = L(q_i ,\dot q_i ) , |
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\label{introEquation:lagrangianDef} |
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\end{equation} |
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then Eq.~\ref{introEquation:halmitonianPrinciple1} becomes |
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\begin{equation} |
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\delta \int_{t_1 }^{t_2 } {K dt = 0} , |
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\lable{introEquation:halmitonianPrinciple2} |
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\end{equation} |
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\subsubsubsection{\label{introSection:equationOfMotionLagrangian}The |
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Equations of Motion in Lagrangian Mechanics} |
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for a holonomic system of $f$ degrees of freedom, the equations of |
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motion in the Lagrangian form is |
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\begin{equation} |
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\frac{d}{{dt}}\frac{{\partial L}}{{\partial \dot q_i }} - |
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\frac{{\partial L}}{{\partial q_i }} = 0,{\rm{ }}i = 1, \ldots,f |
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\end{equation} |
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where $q_{i}$ is generalized coordinate and $\dot{q_{i}}$ is |
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generalized velocity. |
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\subsubsection{\label{introSection:hamiltonian}Hamiltonian Mechanics} |
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Arising from Lagrangian Mechanics, Hamiltonian Mechanics was |
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introduced by William Rowan Hamilton in 1833 as a re-formulation of |
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classical mechanics. If the potential energy of a system is |
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independent of generalized velocities, the generalized momenta can |
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be defined as |
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\begin{equation} |
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p_i = \frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_i} |
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\end{equation} |
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With the help of these momenta, we may now define a new quantity $H$ |
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by the equation |
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\begin{equation} |
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H = p_1 \dot q_1 + \ldots + p_f \dot q_f - L, |
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\end{equation} |
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where $ \dot q_1 \ldots \dot q_f $ are generalized velocities and |
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$L$ is the Lagrangian function for the system. |
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An important difference between Lagrangian approach and the |
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Hamiltonian approach is that the Lagrangian is considered to be a |
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function of the generalized velocities $\dot q_i$ and the |
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generalized coordinates $q_i$, while the Hamiltonian is considered |
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to be a function of the generalized momenta $p_i$ and the conjugate |
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generalized coordinate $q_i$. Hamiltonian Mechanics is more |
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appropriate for application to statistical mechanics and quantum |
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mechanics, since it treats the coordinate and its time derivative as |
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independent variables and it only works with 1st-order differential |
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\subsubsection{\label{introSection:canonicalTransformation}Canonical Transformation} |
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\subsection{\label{introSection:statisticalMechanics}Statistical Mechanics} |
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The thermodynamic behaviors and properties of Molecular Dynamics |
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simulation are governed by the principle of Statistical Mechanics. |
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The following section will give a brief introduction to some of the |
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Statistical Mechanics concepts presented in this dissertation. |
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\subsubsection{\label{introSection::ensemble}Ensemble} |
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\subsubsection{\label{introSection:ergodic}The Ergodic Hypothesis} |
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\subsection{\label{introSection:rigidBody}Dynamics of Rigid Bodies} |
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\subsection{\label{introSection:correlationFunctions}Correlation Functions} |
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\section{\label{introSection:langevinDynamics}Langevin Dynamics} |
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\subsection{\label{introSection:generalizedLangevinDynamics}Generalized Langevin Dynamics} |
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\subsection{\label{introSection:hydroynamics}Hydrodynamics} |