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Main Authors: Fan, Zheyong, Zhang, Wenjun, Zhang, Zhenhao, Xu, Ke, Shao, Xuecheng, Dong, Haikuan
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01234
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author Fan, Zheyong
Zhang, Wenjun
Zhang, Zhenhao
Xu, Ke
Shao, Xuecheng
Dong, Haikuan
author_facet Fan, Zheyong
Zhang, Wenjun
Zhang, Zhenhao
Xu, Ke
Shao, Xuecheng
Dong, Haikuan
contents Machine-learned coarse-grained (CG) models often suffer from noisy training data, limiting their accuracy and transferability. We propose a method to generate low-noise training data based on the potential of mean force by constraining CG beads during atomistic simulations and accumulating time-averaged forces. Implemented within the neuroevolution potential (NEP) framework, our approach achieves training accuracy comparable to atomistic models trained on density functional theory data. For liquid water, the NEP-CG model accurately reproduces densities from 1 bar to 1 GPa, successfully extrapolating beyond the 0.5 GPa training limit, with a virial correction essential for the correct equation of state. For an anisotropic C$_{60}$ monolayer, distinguishing crystallographically distinct bead types reduces stress errors by an order of magnitude and captures directional thermal conductivity. We further introduce a multiscale NEP-AACG model integrating all-atom (AA) and CG degrees of freedom, demonstrated for gold nanowire fracture at an experimentally relevant strain rate. Computational speeds for NEP-CG models reach hundreds to thousands of ns/day using a single consumer-grade GPU. This work provides a robust framework for constructing accurate, transferable, and efficient CG models across diverse systems.
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spellingShingle NEP-CG and NEP-AACG: Efficient coarse-grained and multiscale all-atom-coarse-grained neuroevolution potentials
Fan, Zheyong
Zhang, Wenjun
Zhang, Zhenhao
Xu, Ke
Shao, Xuecheng
Dong, Haikuan
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Machine-learned coarse-grained (CG) models often suffer from noisy training data, limiting their accuracy and transferability. We propose a method to generate low-noise training data based on the potential of mean force by constraining CG beads during atomistic simulations and accumulating time-averaged forces. Implemented within the neuroevolution potential (NEP) framework, our approach achieves training accuracy comparable to atomistic models trained on density functional theory data. For liquid water, the NEP-CG model accurately reproduces densities from 1 bar to 1 GPa, successfully extrapolating beyond the 0.5 GPa training limit, with a virial correction essential for the correct equation of state. For an anisotropic C$_{60}$ monolayer, distinguishing crystallographically distinct bead types reduces stress errors by an order of magnitude and captures directional thermal conductivity. We further introduce a multiscale NEP-AACG model integrating all-atom (AA) and CG degrees of freedom, demonstrated for gold nanowire fracture at an experimentally relevant strain rate. Computational speeds for NEP-CG models reach hundreds to thousands of ns/day using a single consumer-grade GPU. This work provides a robust framework for constructing accurate, transferable, and efficient CG models across diverse systems.
title NEP-CG and NEP-AACG: Efficient coarse-grained and multiscale all-atom-coarse-grained neuroevolution potentials
topic Computational Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01234