
The calculation of free energy differences between levels of theory has numerous potential pitfalls. Chief among them is the lack of overlap, i.e., ensembles generated at one level of theory (e.g., "low") not being good approximations of ensembles at the other (e.g., "high"). Numerous strategies have been devised to mitigate this issue. However, the most straightforward approach is to ensure that the "low" level ensemble more closely resembles that of the "high". Ideally, this is done without increasing computational cost. Herein, we demonstrate that by reparametrizing classical intramolecular potentials to reproduce high level forces (i.e., force matching) configurational overlap between a "low" (i.e., classical) and "high" (i.e., quantum) level can be significantly improved. This procedure is validated on two test cases and results in vastly improved convergence of free energy simulations.
POTENTIALS, QUANTUM-MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS, NONEQUILIBRIUM WORK METHODS, PERTURBATION CALCULATIONS, 540, 530, FIELDS, 104017 Physikalische Chemie, SIMULATIONS, 102009 Computer simulation, SOLVATION, HYDRATION FREE-ENERGY, BINDING, 104017 Physical chemistry, CHARMM, 102009 Computersimulation
POTENTIALS, QUANTUM-MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS, NONEQUILIBRIUM WORK METHODS, PERTURBATION CALCULATIONS, 540, 530, FIELDS, 104017 Physikalische Chemie, SIMULATIONS, 102009 Computer simulation, SOLVATION, HYDRATION FREE-ENERGY, BINDING, 104017 Physical chemistry, CHARMM, 102009 Computersimulation
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