Introducing Memory in Coarse-Grained Molecular Simulations
Open Access
- 13 May 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Vol. 125 (19), 4931-4954
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01120
Abstract
Preserving the correct dynamics at the coarse-grained (CG) level is a pressing problem in the development of systematic CG models in soft matter simulation. Starting from the seminal idea of simple time-scale mapping, there have been many efforts over the years toward establishing a meticulous connection between the CG and fine-grained (FG) dynamics based on fundamental statistical mechanics approaches. One of the most successful attempts in this context has been the development of CG models based on the Mori–Zwanzig (MZ) theory, where the resulting equation of motion has the form of a generalized Langevin equation (GLE) and closely preserves the underlying FG dynamics. In this Review, we describe some of the recent studies in this regard. We focus on the construction and simulation of dynamically consistent systematic CG models based on the GLE, both in the simple Markovian limit and the non-Markovian case. Some recent studies of physical effects of memory are also discussed. The Review is aimed at summarizing recent developments in the field while highlighting the major challenges and possible future directions.Funding Information
- Austrian Science Fund (I 2887)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (233630050, SFB TRR 146)
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