title: Evaluating nucleation rates in direct simulations.
abstract: We compare different methods for obtaining nucleation rates from molecular dynamics simulations of nucleation, using the condensation of Lennard-Jones argon as an example. All methods yield the same nucleation rate at the conditions where they can be applied correctly, with discrepancies smaller than a factor of 2. We critically examine the different approaches and highlight their respective strengths and possible limitations.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität zu Köln, Luxemburger Strasse 116, 50939 Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Guram
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chkonia
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wölk
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strey
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wedekind
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reguera