[gmx-users] velocity generation

[Justin Lemkul]

On 12/5/13 12:36 PM, kiana moghaddam wrote:
> Dear GMX user
>
> I want to use NVT to heat my system (DNA-ligand) from 0 to 300K then NPT at 300 K in equilibration step.
> I 'm very confused about velocity generation.
> I use gen_vel= no in the first step (NVT) then generate velocity in the NPT step at 300 K. After that, in production step I use gen_vel= no. Is my process correct?
>

If you generate new velocities at the outset of NPT, it introduces new 
instability and basically negates any benefit of having done any prior 
equilibration.  Preserve the velocities from NVT (via the .cpt file) when 
continuing to NPT.  Rule of thumb: do not generate velocities for any step in 
the protocol that is not the very first one.  There are exceptions, but they are 
generally rare.

-Justin

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