Study reveals flaws in long-accepted approximation method in water modeling

Study reveals flaws in long-accepted approximation method in water modeling

This diagram shows the rotational motion of a specific water molecule. On average, at equilibrium, the energy associated with rotational motion must equal the energy associated with the translation of …

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Saturday Citation: Irrational modeling; Genetic basis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Tasmanian devils remain endangered

Saturday Citation: Irrational modeling; Genetic basis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Tasmanian devils remain endangered

Image source: CC0 Public Domain Hello, interested parties. (This is a non-gendered term I’ve been discussing because I see “people” in too many social media posts.) Researchers this week reported …

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New technology could make molecular modeling easier

New technology could make molecular modeling easier

C2H4 Rotation barrier potential energy surface calculated from CASSCF(12,12)/ACSE, CCSD(T), PBE-RDMFT, SCAN-RDMFT, PBE-DFT, SCAN-DFT and CASSCF(12,12)/tPBE using cc – pVDZ basis set. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.243003 Like …

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