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How to mesh up Ewald sums. II. An accurate error estimate for the particle–particle–particle-mesh algorithm

1998/11/08 by Markus Deserno, Christian Holm · 26 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Decision Sciences · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design #Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis

paper · doi:10.1063/1.477415

Abstract

We construct an accurate estimate for the root mean square force error of the particle–particle–particle mesh (P3M) algorithm by extending a single particle pair error measure which has been given by Hockney and Eastwood. We also derive an easy to use analytic approximation to the error formula. This allows a straightforward and precise determination of the optimal splitting parameter (as a function of system specifications and P3M parameters) and hence knowledge of the force accuracy prior to the actual simulation. The high quality of the estimate is demonstrated in several examples.

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