The atomic simulation environment - A Python library for working with atoms
Larsen, Ask Hjorth; Mortensen, Jens Jørgen; Blomqvist, Jakob; Castelli, Ivano E.; Christensen, Rune; Dulak, Marcin; Friis, Jesper; Groves, Michael N.; Hammer, Bjørk; Hargus, Cory; Hermes, Eric D.; Jennings, Paul C.; Jensen, Peter Bjerre; Kermode, James; Kitchin, John R.; Kolsbjerg, Esben Leonhard; Kubal, Joseph; Kaasbjerg, Kristen; Lysgaard, Steen; Maronsson, Jón Bergmann; Maxson, Tristan; Olsen, Thomas; Pastewka, Lars; Peterson, Andrew; Rostgaard, Carsten; Schiøtz, Jakob; Schütt, Ole; Strange, Mikkel; Thygesen, Kristian S.; Vegge, Tejs; Vilhelmsen, Lasse; Walter, Michael N.; Zeng, Zhenhua; Jacobsen, Karsten Wedel
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Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2017, 29:273002 (27), 1-31. 10.1088/1361-648X/aa680eAbstract
Abstract The Atomic Simulation Environment (ASE) is a software package written in the Python programming language with the aim of setting up, steering, and analyzing atomistic simula- tions. In ASE, tasks are fully scripted in Python. The powerful syntax of Python combined with the NumPy array library make it possible to perform very complex simulation tasks. For example, a sequence of calculations may be performed with the use of a simple “for-loop” construction. Calculations of energy, forces, stresses and other quantities are performed through interfaces to many external electronic structure codes or force fields using a uniform interface. On top of this calculator interface, ASE provides modules for performing many standard simulation tasks such as structure optimization, molecular dynamics, handling of constraints and performing nudged elastic band calculations.