Verlet integration

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Verlet integration (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics) 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.

See also
  • Störmer's method
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