Fast,accurate,and transferable many-body interatomic potentials by symbolic regression

查看全文 作　　者：Alberto [1]Hernandez;Adarsh [1]Balasubramanian;Fenglin [1]Yuan;Simon [1]A.M.Mason;Tim [1]Mueller

机构地区：[1]Department of Materials Science and Engineering,Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore,MD,USA

出　　处：《npj Computational Materials》索引2019年第1期,共11页

基　　金：We acknowledge financial support from the Office of Naval Research,grant number N000141512665. 摘　　要：The length and time scales of atomistic simulations are limited by the computational cost of the methods used to predict material properties.In recent years there has been great progress in the use of machine-learning algorithms to develop fast and accurate interatomic potential models,but it remains a challenge to develop models that generalize well and are fast enough to be used at extreme time and length scales.To address this challenge,we have developed a machine-learning algorithm based on symbolic regression in the form of genetic programming that is capable of discovering accurate,computationally efficient many-body potential models.The key to our approach is to explore a hypothesis space of models based on fundamental physical principles and select models within this hypothesis space based on their accuracy,speed,and simplicity.The focus on simplicity reduces the risk of overfitting the training data and increases the chances of discovering a model that generalizes well.Our algorithm was validated by rediscovering an exact Lennard-Jones potential and a Sutton-Chen embedded-atom method potential from training data generated using these models.By using training data generated from density functional theory calculations,we found potential models for elemental copper that are simple,as fast as embedded-atom models,and capable of accurately predicting properties outside of their training set.Our approach requires relatively small sets of training data,making it possible to generate training data using highly accurate methods at a reasonable computational cost.We present our approach,the forms of the discovered models,and assessments of their transferability,accuracy and speed. 关键词：SYMBOLIC SIMPLICITY TRANSFER

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