--- trunk/tengDissertation/Langevin.tex 2006/06/26 13:42:53 2889 +++ trunk/tengDissertation/Langevin.tex 2006/06/26 13:43:22 2890 @@ -579,12 +579,11 @@ temperature fluctuation versus time.} \label{langevin: temperature fluctuation versus time.} \label{langevin:temperature} \end{figure} -\subsection{Langevin Dynamics of Banana Shaped Molecule} +\subsection{Langevin Dynamics of Banana Shaped Molecules} In order to verify that Langevin dynamics can mimic the dynamics of the systems absent of explicit solvents, we carried out two sets of simulations and compare their dynamic properties. - Fig.~\ref{langevin:twoBanana} shows a snapshot of the simulation made of 256 pentane molecules and two banana shaped molecules at 273~K. It has an equivalent implicit solvent system containing only @@ -592,7 +591,7 @@ made of 2266 small identical beads with size of 0.3 $\ calculate the hydrodynamic properties of the banana shaped molecule, we create a rough shell model (see Fig.~\ref{langevin:roughShell}), in which the banana shaped molecule is represented as a ``shell'' -made of 2266 small identical beads with size of 0.3 $\AA$ on the +made of 2266 small identical beads with size of 0.3 \AA on the surface. Applying the procedure described in Sec.~\ref{introEquation:ResistanceTensorArbitraryOrigin}, we identified the center of resistance at $(0, 0.7482, -0.1988)$, as @@ -607,8 +606,13 @@ -6.561e-16&-0.007063&0.7494&0.2057&4.846e-14&1.5036e-1 0.2057&4.846e-14&1.5036e-14&-3.904e-13&3.219&10.7373\\ \end{array}} \right). \] - - +Curves of velocity auto-correlation functions in +Fig.~\ref{langevin:vacf} were shown to match each other very well. +However, because of the stochastic nature, simulation using Langevin +dynamics was shown to decay slightly fast. In order to study the +rotational motion of the molecules, we also calculated the auto- +correlation function of the principle axis of the second GB +particle, $u$. \begin{figure} \centering @@ -628,17 +632,28 @@ molecules and 256 pentane molecules.} \label{langevin: \begin{figure} \centering \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{vacf.eps} -\caption[Plots of Velocity Auto-correlation functions]{Velocity -Auto-correlation function of NVE (blue) and Langevin dynamics -(red).} \label{langevin:twoBanana} +\caption[Plots of Velocity Auto-correlation Functions]{Velocity +auto-correlation functions in NVE (blue) and Langevin dynamics +(red).} \label{langevin:vacf} \end{figure} \begin{figure} \centering \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{uacf.eps} -\caption[Snapshot from Simulation of Two Banana Shaped Molecules and -256 Pentane Molecules]{Snapshot from simulation of two Banana shaped -molecules and 256 pentane molecules.} \label{langevin:twoBanana} +\caption[Auto-correlation functions of the principle axis of the +middle GB particle]{Auto-correlation functions of the principle axis +of the middle GB particle in NVE (blue) and Langevin dynamics +(red).} \label{langevin:twoBanana} \end{figure} \section{Conclusions} + +We have presented a new Langevin algorithm by incorporating the +hydrodynamics properties of arbitrary shaped molecules into an +advanced symplectic integration scheme. The temperature control +ability of this algorithm was demonstrated by a set of simulations +with different viscosities. It was also shown to have significant +advantage of producing rapid thermal equilibration over +Nos\'{e}-Hoover method. Further studies in systems involving banana +shaped molecules illustrated that the dynamic properties could be +preserved by using this new algorithm as an implicit solvent model.