Report on the Symposium on Atomistic Model of Materials: Beyond Pair Potential Held in Chicago, Illinois on September 27-30, 1988
Abstract
The program of the symposium was devoted to discussions of various theoretical methods which can be employed in studies of the atomic structures and atomic level phenomena associated with lattice defects such as grain boundaries, interfaces, dislocations, point defects and surfaces. The emphasis was on those approaches which can be used when developing a microscopic understanding of the properties of structural rather than electronic materials. The goal was to discuss methods based on the recent developments in the solid state physics in the framework of which the effect of the electronic structure can be directly taken into account. The papers presented at the symposium approached this goal on several different levels. On the semi-empirical level, where the input of the solid state theory is only indirect, the Embedded Atom Methods and Many body Potentials were discussed. A substantial part of the meeting was devoted to empirical approaches. Finally, the present status of the state of the art self-consistent abinitio calculations was reviewed. The symposium thus covered a wide range of newly developing approaches towards studies of the material behavior and served as a platform for a thorough discussion of both the merits and drawbacks of different approaches. The symposium thus certainly achieved its goal. Symposia; Abstracts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 13, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA204349
Entities
People
- V. Vitek
Organizations
- University of Pennsylvania