[gmx-users] g_rotacf

[David van der Spoel]

Rama Gullapalli wrote:
> Dear All
> I have what might be a simple question. For g_rotacf, what is the 
> equation used in the calculation of the rotational correlation function? 
> is there any basic reference one could give me for the same?
> Also, for the rotational correlation function, is the decay something as 
> simple as the autocorrelation of the angle wrt time?
> Thanks for your time
> Regards
> Rama
> 

It is described in one of my papers:

David van der Spoel, Paul J. van Maaren and Herman J.C. Berendsen: A 
systematic study of water models for molecular simulation: Derivation of 
water models optimized for use with a reaction field. J Chem Phys 108 
pp. 10220-10230 (1998)

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David.
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David van der Spoel, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Molecular Biophysics group,
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
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