Verlet list

noun

A data structure in molecular dynamics simulations that can efficiently maintain a list of all particles within a given cut-off distance of each other.

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Meanings

nounVerlet list (plural Verlet lists)

plural Verlet lists

  1. computingA data structure in molecular dynamics simulations that can efficiently maintain a list of all particles within a given cut-off distance of each other.

Origin

Named after Loup Verlet.

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