[gmx-users] Problem with temperature and stochastic dynamics in FEP

Mark Abraham mark.abraham at anu.edu.au
Wed Aug 3 05:07:35 CEST 2011



On 03/08/11, Sanku M  <msanku65 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> OKK, But, before, I have tried using md as integrator where I start the initial velocity as 280K ( which makes sense as the minimized configuration is essentially at low temperature) and have used Nose-hoover at 300K and I never had problem in getting the desired 300K after running a short NVT simulation as equilabration.
> The problem arises when sd integrator is used.
> In fact, I  just tried to generate the initial velocity at 300K along with sd integrator. I got the 303 K as average temperature again. The same simulation using md integrator always gives rise to 300K as average temperature( when used in conjunction with Nose-Hoover ) , even if I generate velocity at 280 K or 300K .
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> I guess that the initial velocity-generation temperature should not be an issue here. The sd integrator in contrast to md integrator may be the
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Or your use of it... check out manual 7.3.3 and how the value of ref_t is relevant.

Mark


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> From: Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>
> Sent: Tue, August 2, 2011 8:40:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Problem with temperature and stochastic dynamics in FEP
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> Sanku M wrote:
> > Hi Justin,
> >   So, do you suggest that after minimization, I should generate the velocity at 300K instead ?
> > i.,e for equilibration,should following the set-up?
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> You should always equilibrate under the desired conditions.  Never make sudden changes, or else you're going to damage the stability of the system.
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> -Justin
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> > gen-vel                  = yes
> >> >  gen-temp                = 300
> >> >  gen-seed                = -1
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> > *From:* Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> > *To:* Discussion list for GROMACS users
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> > *Sent:* Tue, August 2, 2011 8:26:16 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] Problem with temperature and stochastic dynamics in FEP
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> > Justin A. Lemkul wrote:
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> >  > Sanku M wrote:
> >  >> Hi Justin,
> >  >>  I first performed two minimization using steep and l-bfgs as the method on the solvated system for each lambda. Then I ran a 500ps NVT simulation on minimized system ( for each lambda) where essentially same .mdp file was used except the following change:
> >  >>    gen-vel                  = yes
> >  >>  gen-temp                = 280
>>  >>  gen-seed     
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> >  >> So, essentially, I heated the minimized system up from 280 K with ref_t 300K using sd integrator. But, here also I found the average temperature goes to 303 K( instead of 300 K) .
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> >  > Unless you did simulated annealing in between, you didn't heat the system, you suddenly jolted the temperature, which is probably not stable.  Maybe the integrator/Langevin thermostat does not react well to these conditions. Equilibrate under the conditions you wish to collect data.  Your data collection uses NPT, so running NVT at a different temperature and suddenly changing the temperature and introducing pressure coupling is not an appropriate procedure. If nothing else, your data will be unreliable, even if your temperature was correct.
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> > Sorry, misread the previous .mdp settings.  You're still using
>  NVT, but the point about the temperature is still valid here.
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> > -Justin
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