# Efficient event-driven simulations of hard spheres

@article{Smallenburg2022EfficientES,
title={Efficient event-driven simulations of hard spheres},
author={Frank Smallenburg},
journal={The European Physical Journal E},
year={2022},
volume={45}
}
• F. Smallenburg
• Published 4 January 2022
• Computer Science
• The European Physical Journal E
Hard spheres are arguably one of the most fundamental model systems in soft matter physics, and hence a common topic of simulation studies. Event-driven simulation methods provide an efficient method for studying the phase behavior and dynamics of hard spheres under a wide range of different conditions. Here, we examine the impact of several optimization strategies for speeding up event-driven molecular dynamics of hard spheres and present a light-weight simulation code that outperforms…

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