Project

Efficient determination of free energy for large molecular systems with constraints

Code
01N03016
Duration
01 January 2016 → 31 December 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Molecular biophysics
Keywords
multiscale normal modes molecular modeling quantum mechanics Force fields reaction rate sampling statistical physics Free energy constraints classical interactions vibrations
 
Project description

Constraining degrees of freedom in molecular simulations may enhance the convergence of combined classical and quantum descriptions. This project will set a theoretical foundation for calculating the free energy associated with these constraints. Efficient algorithms will be developed to limit the computational cost, such that large molecular systems with applications in biochemistry and/or material science can be studied.