[gmx-users] Position restraint code , where ?

Mark Abraham Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au
Mon Jul 11 06:38:49 CEST 2011


On 10/07/2011 9:01 PM, chicago.ecnu wrote:
> Dear Gromacs Users,
>     Harmonic potentials are used in Gromacs for imposing restraints on 
> the motion of the system.
>     V = 1/2 * k * (x-x0)^2
>   And the forces are : F =  -k * (x-x0) . ...
>    I want to use constant force for the restraint.
>   Just scale the force  : F = -k * (x-x0) / sqrt ( (x-x0)**2+(y-y0)**2 
> + (z-z0)**2 )  ...

Why? That will not be very stable.

>   This was very simple.
>   But I don't know where the position restraint code is .
>  Could you please tell me where I can start with ?

Check out this thread for clues on how to search the code : 
http://lists.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-developers/2008-October/002856.html

Mark
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