Direct calculation of the functional inverse of realistic interatomic potentials in field-theoretic simulations

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We discuss the functional inverse problem in field-theoretic simulations for realistic pairwise potentials such as the Morse potential (widely used in particle simulations as an alternative to the 12-6 Lennard-Jones one), and we propose the following two solutions: (a) a numerical one based on direct inversion on a regular grid or deconvolution and (b) an analytical one by expressing attractive and repulsive contributions to the Morse potential as higher-order derivatives of the Dirac delta function; the resulting system of ordinary differential equations in the saddle-point approximation is solved numerically with appropriate model-consistent boundary conditions using a Newton-Raphson method. For the first time, exponential-like, physically realistic pair interactions are analytically treated and incorporated into a field-theoretic framework. The advantages and disadvantages of the two approaches are discussed in detail in connection with numerical findings from test simulations for the radial distribution function of a monatomic fluid at realistic densities providing direct evidence for the capability of the analytical method to resolve structural features down to the Angstrom scale.

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Weyman, A., Mavrantzas, V. G., & Öttinger, H. C. (2022). Direct calculation of the functional inverse of realistic interatomic potentials in field-theoretic simulations. Journal of Chemical Physics, 156(22). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0090333

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