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New methods boost accuracy of interatomic potential models

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Researchers have developed novel methods, Physics-Aware Neighborhood (PAN) pooling and Physics-Guided Spectral (PGS) mixers, to enhance the accuracy of short-range equivariant interatomic potentials. These techniques focus on improving the scalar channels within neural network potentials, which are crucial for aggregating and resolving energy surfaces. When applied to the MACE scaffold, these scalar-pathway corrections led to significant reductions in force and energy errors across various materials and molecules, with only a minor increase in computational cost. The improvements were also observed in other models like Allegro and NequIP, suggesting the portability of these scalar-pathway fidelity enhancements across different short-range equivariant architectures. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Jia Bi, Alin Marin Elena, Samuel Pinilla ·

    Scalar-pathway fidelity improves physical accuracy in short-range equivariant interatomic potentials

    arXiv:2606.15892v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate interatomic potentials enable molecular dynamics of materials, molecules, and interfaces beyond density-functional-theory length and time scales. Equivariant neural network potentials have improved the representation of loc…

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