title: Dissipative particle dynamics: a useful thermostat for equilibrium and nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations.
abstract: We discuss dissipative particle dynamics as a thermostat to molecular dynamics, and highlight some of its virtues: (i) universal applicability irrespective of the interatomic potential; (ii) correct and unscreened reproduction of hydrodynamic correlations; (iii) stabilization of the numerical integration of the equations of motion; and (iv) the avoidance of a profile bias in boundary-driven nonequilibrium simulations of shear flow. Numerical results on a repulsive Lennard-Jones fluid illustrate our arguments.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soddemann
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dünweg
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kremer