[gmx-users] epsilon_r question

[David van der Spoel]

On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Rui Qiao wrote:

>Hi *:
>	I want to do a simulation where ions are moving in some medium
>with a diaelectric constant of 25. I want to use PME for the
>electrostatics, but I am wondering if I can turn the epsilon_r = 25 and go
>ahead with PME.
>	My concern is that perhaps such epislon_r is implemented only for
>the cut-off scheme? (maybe I am murming nosense...).
This is correct. It seems like you want to simulate the ions in some ind
of continuum (implicit) solvent is that right? Maybe using langevin
dynamics?

In that case you could just divide all the charges by 5, and use PME for
the same effect. 


Groeten, David.
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