By Dieter W. Heermann
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With the specification of the initial conditions the system moves along a path of constant energy in phase space. 32) This equation provides a prescription for obtaining the positions of the particles at time t+h from the positions at two immediately preceding time steps t and t-h and the forces acting at time t. 33) Let In = nh, rj = rj(tn) , Fjn = Fj(ln) . 34) Starting from positions rjO and rjl all subsequent positions are determined by the above recursion relation. In other words, the positions of the particles at time n+ 1 are extrapolated or predicted from the two immediately preceding positions (two-step method).
55) where Pj = a:l:-' jarj. {t) = 0 . 58) so that the equations of motion become 39 mi"· = Pi I 01 J 2m! 59) We see that the introduction of energy fluctuations through a generalized potential with a specific choice of the detailed coupling leads to the velocity scaling mechanism. To constrain the kinetic energy a feedback loop is established. A problem arises when we discretize the differential equations. The discretization introduces a time delay in the feedback loop, leading to fluctuations in the average kinetic energy.
However, the static properties should not be affected. Concerning this point, note that the potential energy does not involve the new coordinates p but the true r. 68) Here M is still a free parameter, about which we will have more to say later. Having set up the Hamiltonian the next task is to derive the equations of motion for the particles and the volume. These equations will now be coupled. In the Newtonian formulation they are d 2 p. 69) with the pressure P computed from the virial P= 3~J I mpj2 + I rjjFjj ] .