[gmx-developers] comb-rule=2 support for forcetable

[Du, Yu]

Hi Prof. Lindahl, 


Thanks for your reply.


If user table is used e.g. coulombtype=PME-user and vdwtype=user, I think that the only difference 
of geometric (comb-rule=1) and arithmetic (comb-rule=2) average of sigma that can't be eliminated 
by editing the value in force field.


comb-rule=1 matches GROMOS force field which is deprecated for its physically incorrect scheme.
comb-rule=2 matches AMBER and CHARMM force fields which I want to use in the a compatible comb-rule
under circumstances of user table.


As you suggested, I indeed have copied and modified AMBER and CHARMM ff with a new name :), but in 
comb-rule=1 for user specified nb potentials between groups. This is why I'm asking for a comb-rule=2
support.


By the way, I notice that forcetable in Verlet scheme has been under development. I'm excited about
it and hope it can move to GPU in the future.


Regards,
Yu

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From:"Erik Lindahl" <erik.lindahl at gmail.com>
Sent Time:2019-11-30 17:08:41 (Saturday)
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Subject: Re: [gmx-developers] comb-rule=2 support for forcetable


Hi Yu,


That won't really require any changes in the code.


First, the reason we can't "support" it is that force field Lennard-Jones parameters have been determined for a specific set of combination rules and cutoffs, and when you change the combination rules you will change the result of the simulation. How good or bad that is depends on what you are doing, but it's something you'd have to determine and be ready to defend when publishing.


Having said that, if you absolutely want to change the setting for a particular force field, you can just edit the value in the force field file. I would strongly advise making a copy of the entire force field directory and changing its name to reflect this, so you don't forget and have an altered installed version of the force field ruin other simulations later.


Cheers,


Erik


On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 3:11 AM Du, Yu <duyu at sioc.ac.cn> wrote:

Dear GMX Developers, 


The force table function (src/gromacs/tables/) in GROMACS is a magic, it helps to achieve a lot of work.
Could you please support it in comb-rule=2 for AMBER and CHARMM FF? 


Sincerely, 
Yu
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