Electrostatic interaction of a solute with a continuum. Improved description of the cavity and of the surface cavity bound charge distribution.

Algorithms for a finer description of cavities in continuous media and for a more efficient selection of sampling points on the cavity surface are described. Applications to the evaluation of solute surface and volume and to the calculation of the solute-solvent electrostatic interaction energy, as well as of the cavitation energy are shown as examples.