Read this ‘HOT’ PCCP Perspctive review article just published:
Multiscale modeling of soft matter: scaling of dynamics
Dominik Fritz, Konstantin Koschke, Vagelis A. Harmandaris, Nico F. A. van der Vegt and Kurt Kremer
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20247B
This feature article discusses how multiscale simulations combining atomistic and coarse-grained representations require an understanding of how time scales on the two resolution levels are connected.
This article is part of the forthcoming PCCP themed issue on Multiscale Modeling, Guest Edited by Matthias Bickelhaupt, Peter Bolhuis and Lucas Visscher. Look out for the Multiscale Modeling issue coming in May 2011 – sign-up to the PCCP e-alert to recieve it direct to your inbox!