Molecular dynamics is a simulation procedure consisting of the
computation of the motion of atoms in a molecule or of individual
atoms or molecules in solids, liquids and gases, according to
Newton's
laws of motion. The forces acting on the atoms, required to simulate
their motions, are generally calculated using molecular mechanics
force fields.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1137
(Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (IUPAC Recommendations 1997))
on page 1146
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
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