[gmx-users] Re: how to define an index file

[Justin A. Lemkul]

Vitaly Chaban wrote:
>     I am trying to create an index file to get interaction energies between
>     hexane (C6H14, 20atoms) molecules. I have 125 hexane molecules in my
>     system.
>     To do this how should I define my index groups. Should I include all 125
>     molecuels in index file? now I have only the first 20 atoms (first
>     molecule)..
> 
> 
> To get the total interaction energy among your hexanes, all atoms of 
> all C6H14's should be listed in the NDX file, e.g. 125 * 20...
>  

The underlying issue with this approach is that there are then in excess of 
125*125 energy terms written to the .edr file, which will quickly make this file 
very (perhaps prohibitively) large.  Let the OP be warned...

-Justin

> Good luck.
> 
> Dr. Vitaly Chaban
> 

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Justin A. Lemkul
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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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