[gmx-users] System has non-zero total charge: 2.570000e+00

[Justin A. Lemkul]

Itamar Kass wrote:

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> Hi,
> 
> If you have non water molecule in the box (eg protein) their charge 
> might differ from 0. SO you might add ions in order to neutralize it.
> 

In general, that is a correct solution.  But in the case of a +2.57 net charge, 
something is certainly wrong with the species in the simulation.  This charge 
represents a non-negligible rounding error that occasionally arises, and it is 
doubtful that ions alone can solve it.

-Justin

> Best,
> Itamar
> 

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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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