Cross-scale covariance for material property prediction

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Main Authors: Jasperson, Benjamin A., Nikiforov, Ilia, Samanta, Amit, Zhou, Fei, Tadmor, Ellad B., Lordi, Vincenzo, Bulatov, Vasily V.
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author Jasperson, Benjamin A.
Nikiforov, Ilia
Samanta, Amit
Zhou, Fei
Tadmor, Ellad B.
Lordi, Vincenzo
Bulatov, Vasily V.
author_facet Jasperson, Benjamin A.
Nikiforov, Ilia
Samanta, Amit
Zhou, Fei
Tadmor, Ellad B.
Lordi, Vincenzo
Bulatov, Vasily V.
contents A simulation can stand its ground against experiment only if its prediction uncertainty is known. The unknown accuracy of interatomic potentials (IPs) is a major source of prediction uncertainty, severely limiting the use of large-scale classical atomistic simulations in a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. Here we explore covariance between predictions of metal plasticity, from 178 large-scale ($\sim 10^8$ atoms) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and a variety of indicator properties computed at small-scales ($\leq 10^2$ atoms). All simulations use the same 178 IPs. In a manner similar to statistical studies in public health, we analyze correlations of strength with indicators, identify the best predictor properties, and build a cross-scale ``strength-on-predictors'' regression model. This model is then used to quantify uncertainty over the statistical pool of IPs. Small-scale predictors found to be highly covariant with strength are computed using expensive quantum-accurate calculations and used to predict flow strength, within the uncertainty bounds established in our statistical study.
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spellingShingle Cross-scale covariance for material property prediction
Jasperson, Benjamin A.
Nikiforov, Ilia
Samanta, Amit
Zhou, Fei
Tadmor, Ellad B.
Lordi, Vincenzo
Bulatov, Vasily V.
Materials Science
A simulation can stand its ground against experiment only if its prediction uncertainty is known. The unknown accuracy of interatomic potentials (IPs) is a major source of prediction uncertainty, severely limiting the use of large-scale classical atomistic simulations in a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. Here we explore covariance between predictions of metal plasticity, from 178 large-scale ($\sim 10^8$ atoms) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and a variety of indicator properties computed at small-scales ($\leq 10^2$ atoms). All simulations use the same 178 IPs. In a manner similar to statistical studies in public health, we analyze correlations of strength with indicators, identify the best predictor properties, and build a cross-scale ``strength-on-predictors'' regression model. This model is then used to quantify uncertainty over the statistical pool of IPs. Small-scale predictors found to be highly covariant with strength are computed using expensive quantum-accurate calculations and used to predict flow strength, within the uncertainty bounds established in our statistical study.
title Cross-scale covariance for material property prediction
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.05146