Pasquarello, Alfredo2009-10-082009-10-082009-10-08200110.1016/S1359-0286(02)00011-6https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/43423WOS:000176306100008698Recent developments in the field of first-principles simulation applied to vitreous systems are reviewed. Starting from first-principles molecular dynamics as a basic tool for the generation of structural models, this paper describes how, in recent years, the scope of first-principles methods has extended to the interpretation of vibrational spectra of glasses. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.text::journal::journal article::research article