[gmx-users] modify C6 directly in FF using sigma and epsilon

[David van der Spoel]

Ryogo Sugitani wrote:
> David,
> 
> How about adding [ nonbond_params ] in your ff???nb.itp file
> as shown in p.88 of the user's manual?
> I believe it will override the default vdw interaction for that
> particular atom-type pair.
> (Assuming you want to use combination rule #1 just for that atom-type pair)
> 
> If I miss your point, please disregard this...
> 
> 
In gromacs 3.3 it will still use the same combination rule. However, in 
older versions, possibly 3.2.1, this would work: use sig/eps for 
generating a matrix and overriding it with C6/C12. We took that out 
because it is hard to explain, and we thought it was unnecessary...

-- 
David.
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