Verlet integration
Meanings
noun
- 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.
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Etymology
Named after Loup Verlet, who rediscovered the algorithm in the 1960s.
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