[gmx-users] NVT or NPT ?

Tsjerk Wassenaar tsjerkw at gmail.com
Wed Feb 18 09:50:49 CET 2009


And not to forget: most experiments are performed under (more or less)
constant pressure. In that sense, NPT simulations are 'more like the
real thing'.

Cheers,

Tsjerk

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:21 AM,  <chris.neale at utoronto.ca> wrote:
> short answer: volume equilibration and therefore density equilibration. Even
> people who do constant volume production simulations usually do an initial
> constant pressure simulation to get the density correct.
>
> better answer: find a good simulation textbook and give it a read. Allen and
> Tildesely was good for me. There are newer books, but mostly I find them
> more difficult.
>
> Chris.
>
> -- original message --
>
> HI
> I read some papers and it seems that more simulation system is under NPT.
>
> What is the benefit for running MD under NPT?
>
> Thank you
> Lin
>
>
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