The effect of zero-point energy differences on the isotope dependence of the formation of ozone: A classical trajectory study

2005 ◽  
Vol 122 (9) ◽  
pp. 094317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhard Schinke ◽  
Paul Fleurat-Lessard
2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (19) ◽  
pp. 194113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kin Long Kelvin Lee ◽  
Mitchell S. Quinn ◽  
Stephen J. Kolmann ◽  
Scott H. Kable ◽  
Meredith J. T. Jordan

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saikat Mukherjee ◽  
Mario Barbatti

The problem associated with the zero-point energy (ZPE) leak in classical trajectory calculations is well known. Since ZPE is a manifestation of the quantum uncertainty principle, there are no restrictions on energy during the classical propagation of nuclei. This phenomenon can lead to unphysical results, such as forming products without the ZPE in the internal vibrational degrees of freedom (DOFs). The ZPE leakage also permits reactions below the quantum threshold for the reaction. We have developed a new Hessian-free method, inspired by the Lowe-Andersen thermostat model, to prevent energy dipping below a threshold in the local-pair (LP) vibrational DOFs. The idea is to pump the leaked energy to the corresponding local vibrational mode, taken from the other vibrational DOFs. We have applied the new correction protocol on the ab initio ground-state molecular dynamics simulation of the water dimer (H20)2, which dissociates due to unphysical ZPE spilling from the high-frequency OH modes. The LP-ZPE method has been able to prevent the ZPE spilling of the OH stretching modes by pumping back the leaked energy into the corresponding modes while this energy is taken from the other modes of the dimer itself, keeping the system as a microcanonical ensemble.


1996 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 576-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Guo ◽  
Donald L. Thompson ◽  
Thomas D. Sewell

1996 ◽  
Vol 105 (18) ◽  
pp. 8136-8141 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ben‐Nun ◽  
R. D. Levine

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