Verlet integration

noun

Verlet integration

noun

Etymology Named after Loup Verlet, who rediscovered the algorithm in the 1960s.

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Mathematics, Sciences A numerical method used to integrate Newton's equations of motion, frequently used to calculate trajectories of particles in molecular dynamics simulations and computer graphics.

Related terms
Störmer's method

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