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+\chapter{\label{chapt:introduction}INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND}
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+\section{\label{introSection:classicalMechanics}Classical Mechanics}
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+\section{\label{introSection:molecularDynamics}Molecular Dynamics}
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+\section{\label{introSection:rigidBody}Dynamics of Rigid Bodies}
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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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+\section{\label{introSection:statisticalMechanics}Statistical Mechanics}
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+\section{\label{introSection:classicalMechanics}Classical
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+Mechanics}
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+\section{\label{introSection:molecularDynamics}Molecular Dynamics}
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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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+\section{\label{introSection:langevinDynamics}Langevin Dynamics}
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+\subsection{\label{introSection:newtonian}Newtonian Mechanics}
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+\section{\label{introSection:hydroynamics}Hydrodynamics}
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+\subsection{\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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+\subsection{\label{introSection:halmiltonPrinciple}Hamilton's
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+Principle}
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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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+\label{introEquation:halmitonianPrinciple1}
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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 } {L dt = 0} ,
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+\label{introEquation:halmitonianPrinciple2}
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+\end{equation}
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+\subsection{\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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+\label{introEquation:eqMotionLagrangian}
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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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+\subsection{\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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+\label{introEquation:generalizedMomenta}
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+\end{equation}
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+The Lagrange equations of motion are then expressed by
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+\begin{equation}
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+p_i  = \frac{{\partial L}}{{\partial q_i }}
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+\label{introEquation:generalizedMomentaDot}
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+\end{equation}
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+With the help of the generalized momenta, we may now define a new
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+quantity $H$ by the equation
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+\begin{equation}
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+H = \sum\limits_k {p_k \dot q_k }  - L ,
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+\label{introEquation:hamiltonianDefByLagrangian}
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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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+Differentiating Eq.~\ref{introEquation:hamiltonianDefByLagrangian},
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+one can obtain
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+\begin{equation}
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+dH = \sum\limits_k {\left( {p_k d\dot q_k  + \dot q_k dp_k  -
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+\frac{{\partial L}}{{\partial q_k }}dq_k  - \frac{{\partial
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+L}}{{\partial \dot q_k }}d\dot q_k } \right)}  - \frac{{\partial
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+L}}{{\partial t}}dt \label{introEquation:diffHamiltonian1}
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+\end{equation}
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+Making use of  Eq.~\ref{introEquation:generalizedMomenta}, the
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+second and fourth terms in the parentheses cancel. Therefore,
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+Eq.~\ref{introEquation:diffHamiltonian1} can be rewritten as
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+\begin{equation}
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+dH = \sum\limits_k {\left( {\dot q_k dp_k  - \dot p_k dq_k }
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+\right)}  - \frac{{\partial L}}{{\partial t}}dt
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+\label{introEquation:diffHamiltonian2}
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+\end{equation}
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+By identifying the coefficients of $dq_k$, $dp_k$ and dt, we can
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+find
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+\begin{equation}
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+\frac{{\partial H}}{{\partial p_k }} = q_k
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+\label{introEquation:motionHamiltonianCoordinate}
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+\end{equation}
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+\begin{equation}
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+\frac{{\partial H}}{{\partial q_k }} =  - p_k
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+\label{introEquation:motionHamiltonianMomentum}
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+\end{equation}
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+and
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+\begin{equation}
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+\frac{{\partial H}}{{\partial t}} =  - \frac{{\partial L}}{{\partial
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+t}}
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+\label{introEquation:motionHamiltonianTime}
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+\end{equation}
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+Eq.~\ref{introEquation:motionHamiltonianCoordinate} and
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+Eq.~\ref{introEquation:motionHamiltonianMomentum} are Hamilton's
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+equation of motion. Due to their symmetrical formula, they are also
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+known as the canonical equations of motions.
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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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+equations.
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+\subsection{\label{introSection:poissonBrackets}Poisson Brackets}
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+\subsection{\label{introSection:canonicalTransformation}Canonical
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+Transformation}
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+\section{\label{introSection:statisticalMechanics}Statistical
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+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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+\subsection{\label{introSection::ensemble}Ensemble}
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+\subsection{\label{introSection:ergodic}The Ergodic Hypothesis}
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+\section{\label{introSection:rigidBody}Dynamics of Rigid Bodies}
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+\section{\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}

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