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Machine learning interatomic potentials at the centennial crossroads of quantum mechanics

Bhupalee Kalita, Hatice Gokcan, Olexandr Isayev

Nature Computational Science Vol. 5 (12) pp. 1120–1132 2025

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Machine learning interatomic potentials at the centennial crossroads of quantum mechanics.

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@article{Kalita2025,
  author = {Kalita, Bhupalee and Gokcan, Hatice and Isayev, Olexandr},
  title = {Machine learning interatomic potentials at the centennial crossroads of quantum mechanics},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Nature Computational Science},
  volume = {5},
  number = {12},
  pages = {1120--1132},
  doi = {10.1038/s43588-025-00930-6},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43588-025-00930-6},
  publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  keywords = {machine learning},
  researchAreas = {ml-potentials},
  highlight = {Machine learning interatomic potentials at the centennial crossroads of quantum mechanics.}
}

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