[gmx-developers] Coul-LR in PME and in Reaction Field

[Berk Hess]

pascal.baillod at epfl.ch wrote:

>Hi everybody!
>
>Some more electrostatic questions, if I may..
>
>1) I think I understood the meaning of the coul-LR term now, but would like to
>be sure.. The Coul-LR term is only printed in PME runs if rcoul > rlist. In PME,
>coul-LR would be the (short range) real sum term computed between rlist and
>rcoul, whereas interactions after rcoul would be computed in reciprocal space,
>in a term that is only computed for the entire system (coul. recipr.). Therefore
>it is not possible to get coul. recipr. for part of the system..
>
>2) Would coul-LR be the long range "interaction to dielectric x environment"
>contribution, in the reaction field method? 
>
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>
You should not send the same question to multiple mailing lists.

For an answer to your question see the reply I just posted
to the gmx-users list.

Berk.