Acronyms

ADMM

Auxiliary Density Matrix Method → more

ALMO

Absolutely Localized Molecular Orbitals

AM1

Austin Model 1 → more

AMBER

Assisted Model Building and Energy Refinement

ASE

Atomic Simulation Environment

ASPC

Always Stable Predictor-Corrector → more

BFGS

Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm → more

BOMD

Born-Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics → more

BSSE

Basis Set Superposition Error → more

CDFT

Constrained Density Functional Theory → more

CDFT-CI

Constrained Density Functional Theory Configuration Interaction → more

CG

Conjugated Gradients algorithm → more

CHARMM

Chemistry at HARvard Molecular Mechanics

COLVAR

COLlective VARiable → more

CP

Car-Parrinello method

CPMD

Car-Parrinello Molecular Dynamics

CSVR

Canonical Sampling through Velocity Rescaling

CUDA

Compute Unified Device Architecture

DBCSR

Distributed Block Compressed Sparse Row library

DDAPC

Density Derived Atomic Point Charges

DFTB

Density Functional Tight Binding → more

DFT

Density Functional Theory → more

DFET

Density Functional Embedding Theory → more

DIIS

Direct Inversion of the Iterative Subspace → more

DLA-F

Distributed Linear Algebra from the Future → more

DOS

Density Of States

EAM

Embedded-Atom Method

EC

Energy Correction

EIP

Empirical Interatomic Potential → more

ELPA

Eigenvalue soLvers for Petascale Applications → more

EMD

Ehrenfest Molecular Dynamics → more

EPR

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

ERI

Electron Repulsion Integral → more

FCC

Face-Centered Cubic crystal structure

FIST

Frontiers In Simulation Technology (CP2K’s force field implementation)

FPGA

Field Programmable Gate Array

GAPW

Gaussian Augmented-Plane Waves method → more

GEEP

Gaussian Expansion of the Electrostatic Potential → more

GGA

Generalized Gradient Approximations → more

GHO

Generalized Hybrid Orbital method

GLE

Generalized Langevin Equation thermostat

GPW

Gaussian Plane Wave method → more

GROMOS

GROningen MOlecular Simulation

GTH

Goedecker-Teter-Hutter pseudopotentials

GTO

Gaussian Type Orbitals

HF

Hartree Fock → more

HFX

Hartree Fock eXchange → more

HIP

Heterogeneous Interface for Portability

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IMOMM

Integrated Molecular Orbital Molecular Mechanics method

KS

Kohn-Sham → more

LCAO

Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals

LDA

Local-Density Approximation → more

LDOS

Local Density of States.

LINRES

LINear RESponse

LRIGPW

Local Resolution-of-Identity Projector Augmented Wave method → more

LS

Linear Scaling → more

LSD

Local Spin Density

MAO

Modified Atomic Orbitals

MC

Monte Carlo method → more

MD

Molecular Dynamics → more

MM

Molecular Mechanics

MME

MiniMax-Ewald → more

MNDO

Modified Neglect of Diatomic Overlap

MO

Molecular Orbitals → more

MOM

Maximum Overlap Method

MP2

Møller–Plesset perturbation theory to 2nd order → more

MPI

Message Passing Interface

MSST

Multi-Scale Shock Technique

NDDO

Neglect of Diatomic Differential Overlap

NEB

Nudged Elastic Band → more

NEGF

Non-Equilibrium Green’s Function → more

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance → more

NNP

Neural Network Potential → more

NpE

Constant Number, Pressure, and Energy → more

NVE

Constant Number, Volume, and Energy → more

NVT

Constant Number, Volume, and Temperature → more

OF

Orbital Free → more

OpenCL

Open Computing Language

OpenMP

Open Multi-Processing

OT

Orbital Transformation method

PAO-ML

Polarized Atomic Orbitals from Machine Learning → more

PBC

Periodic Boundary Conditions

PBE

Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof exchange-correlation functional → more

PIGLET

Path Integral Generalized Langevin Equation Thermostat

PILE

Path Integral Langevin Equation thermostat

PINT

Path INTegral → more

PM3

Parameterized Model number 3 → more

PM6

Parameterized Model number 6 → more

POD

Projection-Operator Diabatization

PP

Pseudo-Potential → more

PW

Plane Waves

QMMM

Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics → more

QM

Quantum Mechanics

QS

Quick Step (cp2k’s quantum methods implementation) → more

RESP

Restrained ElectroStatic Potential → more

RESPA

REversible reference System Propagator Algorithm

RI

Resolution of Identity

RM1

Recife Model 1

RMA

Remote Memory Access

RMSD

Root-Mean-Square Deviation

RPA

Random-Phase Approximation → more

RPMD

Ring Polymer Molecular Dynamics → more

SCCS

Self-Consistent Continuum Solvation model → more

SCF

Self Consistent Field algorithm → more

SCPTB

Self-Consistent-Polarization Tight-Binding

SE

Semi-Empirical methods → more

SIC

Self Interaction Correction

SOC

Spin-Orbit Couplings

STM

Scanning Tunneling Microscope → more

TDDFPT

Time Dependent Density Field Perturbation Theory → more

TMC

Tree Monte Carlo algorithm

TRS4

TRace reSetting 4th order scheme → more

UFF

Universal Force Field

XAS

X-ray Absorption Spectra → more

XC

eXchange and Correlation functional → more

xTB

eXtended Tight Binding → more

ZMP

Zhao-Morrison-Parr potential