This chapter is dedicated to a discussion of multiscale modeling and simulation methods. These approaches are aimed to provide a seamless bridge between atomistic and continuum approaches, sometimes by introducing intermediate “mesoscopic” methods of simulation. This chapter gives a brief overview over available models and approaches, along with a discussion of the historical development. The quasicontinuum method and a hybrid ReaxFF method are discussed in more detail. Several case studies are reviewed.
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(2008). Multiscale Modeling and Simulation Methods. In: Buehler, M.J. (eds) Atomistic Modeling of Materials Failure. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76426-9_5
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