[gmx-developers] modifying nonbonded interaction parameters

[Justin Lemkul]

I am CC'ing this over to gmx-users because it is not a development question. 
Please post usage questions on gmx-users, not gmx-developers.

On 4/7/14, 9:35 AM, ibrahim khalil wrote:
> dear gromacs users. i am new to gromacs and trying to simulate [multiple]
> carbon nanotubes in water.
> i have a couple of questions-
>
> 1. i was wondering if i can modify the values of σco, εco, σcc, εcc
> parameters in gromacs. i tried to do so by changing the values inside the
> force field file [ffnonbonded.itp] but it does not show expected results. is
> there any way i change those parameters?
>
> 2. i also went through the manual and found the part where it said,
> "changing the Lennard-Jones parameters of an atom type has no effect on
> these combinations". it would be very nice if someone could help me with
> this part.
>

What the manual is saying is that you can change sigma and epsilon however you 
like, and the changes will take effect unless they are overridden by entries in 
[nonbond_params].  If there are no special [nonbond_params] specified for your 
combination of atoms, then the standard combination rules apply.

-Justin

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