[gmx-users] Some simple questions about using -rerun in mdrun for energy between two groups

[Justin Lemkul]

On 4/18/16 1:19 PM, Sheng Bi wrote:
> Dear GMX Users
> I have some questions when using -rerun in mdrun to get some specific energy for my groups. Let me describe my question in this way.
> I have a system containing some groups which include A and B and others. My goal is to calculate the energy between A and B.
> So Here is my steps:
> first, I use gmx trjconv to get trajectory contains only A and B called A_B.xtc.
> Second, I grompp a new tpr which is also only contain group A and B called A_B.tpr.
> Third, I use mdrun -rerun A_B.xtc -s A_B.tpr -v -deffnm energy_A_B
> Last, I use gmx energy -f energy_A_B.edr and choose "Total Energy" to get total energy of A_B system.
> My question is, by this way, I can get the total energy (name it E_total), but in my opinion this energy is composed of the energy
>
> between A and A (name it E_A_A), energy between B and B (name it E_B_B), and energy between A and B (name it E_A_B). I only care
>
> about E_A_B. By now, I have to repeat above four steps to get E_A_A, and E_B_B, then use E_total minus E_A_A and E_B_B to get E_A_B.
>
> This is a very tedious work.
> I am not quite familiar with -rerun, Is there any ingenious method to get E_A_B ? I am not quite familiar with -rerun?

Just set:

energygrps = A B

and create a new .tpr, which is used for the rerun.

-Justin

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