The matter simulation (r) evolution

A Aspuru-Guzik, R Lindh, M Reiher - ACS central science, 2018 - ACS Publications
To date, the program for the development of methods and models for atomistic and
continuum simulation directed toward chemicals and materials has reached an incredible …

Exploration of reaction pathways and chemical transformation networks

GN Simm, AC Vaucher, M Reiher - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
For the investigation of chemical reaction networks, the identification of all relevant
intermediates and elementary reactions is mandatory. Many algorithmic approaches exist …

Inverse quantum chemistry: Concepts and strategies for rational compound design

T Weymuth, M Reiher - International Journal of Quantum …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design of molecules and materials is becoming more and more important. With
the advent of powerful computer systems and sophisticated algorithms, quantum chemistry …

Structure, energy, vibrational spectrum, and Bader's analysis of π⋯ H hydrogen bonds and H− δ⋯ H+ δ dihydrogen bonds

BG de Oliveira - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, the intermolecular structural study asserted by the vibrational analysis in the
stretch frequencies of hydrogen bonds (π⋯ H) and dihydrogen bonds (H− δ⋯ H+ δ) have …

Ab Initio Interactive Molecular Dynamics on Graphical Processing Units (GPUs)

N Luehr, AGB Jin, TJ Martínez - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A virtual molecular modeling kit is developed based on GPU-enabled interactive ab initio
molecular dynamics (MD). The code uses the TeraChem and VMD programs with a modified …

Interactive chemical reactivity exploration

MP Haag, AC Vaucher, M Bosson, S Redon… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Elucidating chemical reactivity in complex molecular assemblies of a few hundred atoms is,
despite the remarkable progress in quantum chemistry, still a major challenge. Black‐box …

IM-UFF: Extending the universal force field for interactive molecular modeling

L Jaillet, S Artemova, S Redon - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The universal force field (UFF) is a broadly applicable classical force field that contains
parameters for almost every atom type of the periodic table. This force field is non-reactive …

Steering orbital optimization out of local minima and saddle points toward lower energy

AC Vaucher, M Reiher - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The general procedure underlying Hartree–Fock and Kohn–Sham density functional theory
calculations consists in optimizing orbitals for a self-consistent solution of the Roothaan–Hall …

Immersive interactive quantum mechanics for teaching and learning chemistry

T Weymuth, M Reiher - arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.03256, 2020 - arxiv.org
The impossibility of experiencing the molecular world with our senses hampers teaching
and understanding chemistry because very abstract concepts (such as atoms, chemical …

Studying chemical reactivity in a virtual environment

MP Haag, M Reiher - Faraday discussions, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical reactivity of a set of reactants is determined by its potential (electronic) energy
(hyper) surface. The high dimensionality of this surface renders it difficult to efficiently …