[gmx-users] PSI

[David van der Spoel]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Atom News wrote:

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>Hi all,
>
>I calculate the phi/psi angles of the peptide (using g_angle). Psi can take 
>some values up to 500 degree. It is very strange. Can anyone give me an 
>explanation? Thank you.
I am guessing that it shows how the angle develops over time. This means 
angles can get larger than 180. If you don't do this you will have angles 
jumping from -179 to +179 all the time. If you want to see a nice plot, 
take the cosine of the angle (xmgrace will do it for you)


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Groeten, David.
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