[gmx-users] Precision question...

[Stéphane Teletchéa]

I can compile gromacs either in single or double precisions, and 
according to the manual, using single precision is sufficient for 
simulations. Is there any gromacs-related paper about this ?

If i used 32-bit systems and 64-bits systems, is it correct to say :

single precision 32-bits = real single precision
double precision 32-bits = single precision 64-bits
double precision 64-bits = 4 * real single precision

I mean : is the statement correct (in theory) and are all routines 
taking this precision into account ?

Thank you in advance for your 'precisions' :-)

Stéphane
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