[gmx-users] How to set the friction coefficient in BD?

[eric jakobsson]

In computing the size of a random thermal jump, the friction coefficient 
and the size of the time step both appear in the expression so that they 
can't be separated.

At 06:38 AM 9/6/2004, you wrote:
>Dear All,
>When I do the BD simulation I want to know how to set the value of friction
>coefficient. Should I need to determine it according to the viscosity of
>the solvents such as water and alcohol. Or should I try some value first in
>BD, then get some property of the system and compare it with experiment
>value?
>I read some pages in Hess's book. He said like this:"In Brownian dynamics
>the friction coefficient scales the time. This means that one
>only needs to perform a simulation at one value of friction coefficient .
>Afterwards the time of the results can be scaled to obtain results for any
>value of friction coefficient ."
>I did not catch the meaning of it. Does it mean that only one friction
>coefficient is ok? However, different solvents have different property,
>right? How can I get the differences if I just set one friction coefficient
>in BD simulation?
>Thx a lot.
>Ming
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Eric Jakobsson, Ph.D.
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