quickly. Of course, the tradeoff is that the interaction
potential employed is not as physically accurate as in the
quantum mechanics case. However, because researchers on this end
of the spectrum are usually interested in predicting the behavior
of bulk materials rather than understanding minute details of
bonding, errors at the atomistic level are usually fairly
insignificant to the overall value of the large calculation.
Researchers utilizing both quantum and classical methods to examine chemical systems are constantly searching for ways to examine bigger problems in less time. As computers become faster and more sophisticated, computational chemists are finding new avenues for growth and are consequently able to examine problems which would have been unapproachable in the not-so-distant past.
Next time, we'll see how the use of parallel computers has revolutionized the world of computational chemistry.
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