FlashMD: long-stride, universal prediction of molecular dynamics

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Hauptverfasser: Bigi, Filippo, Chong, Sanggyu, Kristiadi, Agustinus, Ceriotti, Michele
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author Bigi, Filippo
Chong, Sanggyu
Kristiadi, Agustinus
Ceriotti, Michele
author_facet Bigi, Filippo
Chong, Sanggyu
Kristiadi, Agustinus
Ceriotti, Michele
contents Molecular dynamics (MD) provides insights into atomic-scale processes by integrating over time the equations that describe the motion of atoms under the action of interatomic forces. Machine learning models have substantially accelerated MD by providing inexpensive predictions of the forces, but they remain constrained to minuscule time integration steps, which are required by the fast time scale of atomic motion. In this work, we propose FlashMD, a method to predict the evolution of positions and momenta over strides that are between one and two orders of magnitude longer than typical MD time steps. We incorporate considerations on the mathematical and physical properties of Hamiltonian dynamics in the architecture, generalize the approach to allow the simulation of any thermodynamic ensemble, and carefully assess the possible failure modes of such a long-stride MD approach. We validate FlashMD's accuracy in reproducing equilibrium and time-dependent properties, using both system-specific and general-purpose models, extending the ability of MD simulation to reach the long time scales needed to model microscopic processes of high scientific and technological relevance.
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spellingShingle FlashMD: long-stride, universal prediction of molecular dynamics
Bigi, Filippo
Chong, Sanggyu
Kristiadi, Agustinus
Ceriotti, Michele
Chemical Physics
Machine Learning
Molecular dynamics (MD) provides insights into atomic-scale processes by integrating over time the equations that describe the motion of atoms under the action of interatomic forces. Machine learning models have substantially accelerated MD by providing inexpensive predictions of the forces, but they remain constrained to minuscule time integration steps, which are required by the fast time scale of atomic motion. In this work, we propose FlashMD, a method to predict the evolution of positions and momenta over strides that are between one and two orders of magnitude longer than typical MD time steps. We incorporate considerations on the mathematical and physical properties of Hamiltonian dynamics in the architecture, generalize the approach to allow the simulation of any thermodynamic ensemble, and carefully assess the possible failure modes of such a long-stride MD approach. We validate FlashMD's accuracy in reproducing equilibrium and time-dependent properties, using both system-specific and general-purpose models, extending the ability of MD simulation to reach the long time scales needed to model microscopic processes of high scientific and technological relevance.
title FlashMD: long-stride, universal prediction of molecular dynamics
topic Chemical Physics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19350