Verlet integration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A numerical method used to integrate Newton's equations of motion, frequently used to calculate trajectories of particles in molecular dynamics simulations and computer graphics.

Word forms

Verlet integration

Etymology

Named after Loup Verlet, who rediscovered the algorithm in the 1960s.

Related words

Störmer's method
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