title: Non-Ewald methods: theory and applications to molecular systems.
abstract: Several non-Ewald methods for calculating electrostatic interactions have recently been developed, such as the Wolf method, the reaction field method, the pre-averaging method, and the zero-dipole summation method, for molecular dynamics simulations of various physical systems, including biomolecular systems. We review the theories of these approaches and their potential applications to molecular simulations, and discuss their relationships.
authors.affiliation: RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan.
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura