[gmx-users] error with cut-off length using verlet scheme in stochastic dynamics simulation

[Justin Lemkul]

On 9/28/16 3:12 PM, Amanda Parker wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to run a stochastic dynamics simulation and am getting the
> error:
>
> "The cut-off length is longer than half the shortest box vector or
>   longer than the smallest box diagonal element. Increase the box size or
>   decrease rlist."
>
> I've increased my box vectors to 100 nm, 100 nm, 100 nm (as I see confirmed
> at the bottom of my .gro file). I am using the Verlet cut-off scheme, which
> as I understand it makes rlist irrelevant and uses its own default cut-off
> length (perhaps of 0.005?), unless I specify verlet-buffer-tolerance = -1.
> I have tried using no verlet-buffer-tolerance line, as well as using
> verlet-buffer-tolerance = -1 and setting rlist = 2. Both of these options
> continue to give the error above.
>
> How do I check the cut-off length for Verlet scheme? Without being able to
> do that, I cannot confirm that the cut-off length is indeed longer than
> half the shortest box vector. That said, I would be surprised if the
> cut-off length was longer than 50 nm.
>
> I'm happy to include copies of any files that you feel are necessary to
> understanding this problem. At this point it seems the only information
> necessary are the box vectors and cut-off length (and in this case the fact
> that I'm using Verlet), but I may be wrong.
>
> Any insight is much appreciated.
>

Post the full text of your .mdp file.  rlist isn't the only cutoff that matters. 
rcoulomb and rvdw can trigger the problem, too.  There's clearly something weird 
going on.

-Justin

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