Finding low energy conformations of atomic clusters using evolution strategies

  • Garrison W. Greenwood
  • Yi-Ping Liu
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 1447)

Abstract

We demonstrate the use of evolution strategies in the search for low energy conformations of atomic clusters. Our results indicate that the search process can be performed efficiently without having to relax the cluster structure as is done in genetic algorithm approaches. The evolution strategy is tested on small clusters of silicon atoms.

Keywords

Potential Energy Surface Atomic Cluster Potential Energy Function Energy Conformation Genetic Algorithm Approach 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Garrison W. Greenwood
    • 1
  • Yi-Ping Liu
    • 2
  1. 1.Dept. of Electrical & Computer EngineeringWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazoo
  2. 2.Dept. of ChemistryWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazoo

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