EMPIRICAL MANY-BODY POTENTIAL-ENERGY FUNCTIONS USED IN COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS OF CONDENSED MATTER PROPERTIES

Empirical many-body potential energy functions (EMBPEFs) are extensive ly used in atomistic computer simulations, especially in molecular dyn amics and Monte-Carlo methods. There are several EMBPEFs used in the l iterature for different purposes, some of these functions are suitable for bulk and surface properties, and some of them are suitable for cl uster properties. In this article the EMBPEFs used in the computer sim ulation applications for condensed matter properties will be reviewed.