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← ScienceWhich consequence results when an uncorrected numerical instability exceeds floating-point range constraints in an iterative molecular dynamics wavefunction calculation?
A)Precise energy conservation
B)Accurate bond length prediction
C)Spurious system heating✓
D)Stable simulation equilibrium
💡 Explanation
The finite precision of the floating point representation truncates the real number value causing artifacts, leading to spurious system heating through the run-away phenomenon because of excess kinetic energy being introduced at each time-step; therefore the stability fails, rather than conserving properties as intended.
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