Improving the efficiency of the NEB reaction path finding algorithm

The nudged elastic band (NEB) method is a successful optimization method for obtaining minimum energy reaction paths if only the initial and final structures are known. However, the original implementation of the method had some limitations, which has meant that there has been considerable interest...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 29(2008), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 139-43
1. Verfasser: Galván, Ignacio Fdez (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Field, Martin J
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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