Interatomic potentials approximate the potential energy of atoms as a function their coordinates. Their main application is effective simulation many-atom systems. Here, we review empirical interatomic designed to reproduce elastic properties, defect energies, bond breaking, formation, and even redox reactions. We discuss popular two-body potentials, embedded-atom models for metals, bond-order ...

The article is devoted to the 30th anniversary of Kharkiv University Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”, a new type educational institution that has succeeded in implementing concept an and scientific complex continuing education. main stages this process have been identified; PUA’s achievements as well problems difficulties its team had overcome especially at first stage institution’s act...