Meanings
nounVerlet integration (uncountable)
- uncountablemathematicsA numerical method used to integrate Newton's equations of motion, frequently used to calculate trajectories of particles in molecular dynamics simulations and computer graphics.
Origin
Named after Loup Verlet, who rediscovered the algorithm in the 1960s.
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