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--- interactions:eam [2018/01/06 10:39] – ↷ Page moved from eam to interactions:eam daniel
+++ interactions:eam [2018/11/22 17:19] (current) – [Embedded Atom Method (EAM) Potentials] slongbottom
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-The energy in potentials of the Embedded Atom type consitsts of two parts, a pair potential
+The energy in potentials of the Embedded Atom type consists of two parts, a pair potential
-term specifyed by the function $\Phi(r)$ representing the electrostatic core-core repulsion,
+term specified by the function $\Phi(r)$ representing the electrostatic core-core repulsion,
-and a cohesive term specifyed by the function $F(n)$ representing the energy the ion core
+and a cohesive term specified by the function $F(n)$ representing the energy the ion core
 gets when it is "embedded" in the "Electron Sea". This Embedding Energy is a function of the
 local electron density, which in turn is constructed as a superposition of contributions from
-neighboring atoms. This electron transfer is specifyed by the function $\rho(r)$.
+neighboring atoms. This electron transfer is specified by the function $\rho(r)$.
 The embedding function $F_i(n)$ depends on the type of the embedded atom, the transfer
 function $\rho_j(r)$ depends on the type $j$ of the donating atom, whereas the pair potential
 $\Phi_{ij}(r)$ depends on the types $i$ and $j$ of both atoms involved. All potential
-functions are given in a single file, whose format is described [[potential_files|here]].
+functions are given in a single file, whose format is described [[potfiles:main|here]].
 The Embedded Atom Method (EAM) for [[http://imd.itap.physik.uni-stuttgart.de/|IMD]] was
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 $\rho_0, \ldots, \rho_N,$\\
 $F_0, \ldots, F_N,$
+=====  Special remarks  =====
+Tabulated EAM potentials require the embedding function $F_i$ to be defined at a density of $1.0$.
+This is necessary to fix the gauge degrees of freedom.