[gmx-users] Regarding-virtual-sites-tutorial

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/2/15 6:18 AM, sujithkakkat . wrote:
> Hello Justin,
>
>   Thanks for the mail.
>
> I am interested in knowing whether the particle type assigned has any role
> in the way it is treated by the program. For both virtual sites and the
> regular atoms, interaction parameters and mass are assigned. So in Gromacs,
> does the particle type (A or V) has any role beyond these interaction
> parameters.
>

Yes, particle types matter in terms of thermostats, updating routines, etc.

-Justin

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