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. 2017 Jul 15;38(19):1727-1739.
doi: 10.1002/jcc.24807. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

Cassandra: An open source Monte Carlo package for molecular simulation

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Cassandra: An open source Monte Carlo package for molecular simulation

Jindal K Shah et al. J Comput Chem. .

Abstract

Cassandra is an open source atomistic Monte Carlo software package that is effective in simulating the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids. The different features and algorithms used in Cassandra are described, along with implementation details and theoretical underpinnings to various methods used. Benchmark and example calculations are shown, and information on how users can obtain the package and contribute to it are provided. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: Monte Carlo; atomistic simulation; molecular modeling; open source software; thermodynamics.

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