[gmx-users] Problems about sigma & epsilon to C6 & C12 LJ-parameters conversion

james zhang james.zhangj at gmail.com
Sun Jul 15 16:35:18 CEST 2007


I used rule 3 for ffopls rule 1 for ffgmx.

sigma/epsilon

[ defaults ]
; nbfunc    comb-rule    gen-pairs    fudgeLJ    fudgeQQ
1        3        yes        0.5    0.5

C6/C12

[ defaults ]
; nbfunc    comb-rule    gen-pairs    fudgeLJ    fudgeQQ
  1        1        no        1.0    1.0

Thanks

On 7/15/07, David van der Spoel <spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se> wrote:
>
> james zhang wrote:
> > I did convert the parameters according to Manual chapter 4.11 and 5.3.3.
> > I used C6=4*epsilon*sigma^6 and C12=4*epsilon*sigma^12 formula.
> > If my conversion is right, then where is wrong?
> how about the defaults section (chapter 5)
> >
> > I find the same question in the mailing list, but there is no response.
> > http://www.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2004-July/011337.html
> >
> > Why did the same system get totally different simulation result when I
> > changed the L-J expressions?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > On 7/15/07, *David van der Spoel* <spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se
> > <mailto:spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se>> wrote:
> >
> >     james zhang wrote:
> >      > Hi,
> >      >
> >      > I am trying to do some simulation of chloroform system and I need
> >      > convert sigma & epsilon to C6 & C12 LJ-parameters.
> >      >
> >      > I use C6=4*epsilon*sigma^6 and C12=4*epsilon*sigma^12 formula.
> >      > This is my result
> >      >
> >      > [ atomtypes ]
> >      > ;type    mass    charge       ptype          sigma      epsilon
> >      >  CH      12.01100   0.420       A        3.80000e-01  3.26944e-01
> >      >  CLCL3   35.45300   -0.140       A        3.47000e-01
> 1.25604e+00
> >      >
> >      > [ atomtypes ]
> >      > ;name  at.num      mass        charge   ptype       c6
> c12
> >      >    CH    6      13.01100       0.000       A   0.39376E-02
> >     0.11856E-06
> >      >   CL3   17      35.45300       0.000       A
> >     0.87710E-02    0.15300E-06
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > The sigma and epsilon LJ-parameters is very good to discribe
> >     chloroform
> >      > box in the molecular topology of user contributions.
> >      >
> >
> http://www.gromacs.org/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,36/dir,DESC/order,name/limit,5/limitstart,10/
> >     <
> http://www.gromacs.org/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,36/dir,DESC/order,name/limit,5/limitstart,10/
> >
> >      >
> >     <
> http://www.gromacs.org/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,36/dir,DESC/order,name/limit,5/limitstart,10/
> >     <
> http://www.gromacs.org/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,36/dir,DESC/order,name/limit,5/limitstart,10/
> >>
> >      > But when I use C6&C12 LJ-parameters I can not get equilibrium and
> the
> >      > moleculars sticked together.
> >      >
> >     cd src/contrib/
> >     make sigeps
> >     manual chap. 4
> >     check combination rules
> >
> >      > Thanks in advance.
> >      >
> >      > --
> >      > Sincerely yours,
> >      > James Jianzhang
> >      >
> >      >
> >      >
> >      >
> >
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Sincerely yours,
James Jianzhang
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
jzhang at ncat.edu or james.zhangj at gmail.com
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