[gmx-users] what's the meaning of pbc=no?

[Wang Zhun]

Could you provide some details on setting the potential? 
I can not find relevant information in the mannual.

Thanks!


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>From: David van der Spoel <spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se>
>Reply-To: Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>
>To: Dai Liang <g0403186 at nus.edu.sg>,
Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>
>Subject: Re: [gmx-users] what's the meaning of pbc=no?
>Date:Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:26:51 +0100 (CET)
>
>On Sun, 13 Nov 2005, Dai Liang wrote:
> 
> >I want to do a simulation without periodic boundary condition, but I am confused by the meaning of pbc=no.
> >It may have two meanings. 
> >First, no box, then liquid water becomes vapour because pressure is zero.
> >Second, there is a box. any atom who collides the box will be reflexed. but here no image box.
> >
> 
> >The simulation I intend to do is the second one, but gromacs seems to do the first one.
> That's correct.
> You can model a rigid wall of LJ particles if you want reflections, then 
> you have to embed that in vacuum to avoid interactions accross the walls.
> >
> >who can clarify it? thanks
> 
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