DEMOCRITUS

Velocity Autocorrelation


Understanding the VAC

The Velocity Autocorrelation Function (VACF) provides a means of investigating collision processes in molecular systems. Like the mean square displacement, it can also provide information about diffusion. It is capable of distinguishing between solids, liquids and gases from their molecular motion and it reveals the timescales on which molecular collisions occur. This experiment will show what a VACF looks like and how it is related to the molecular dynamics.