[gmx-users] MDRUN doesn't print Hessian Matrix as ordered

[Justin Lemkul]

On 3/17/17 10:35 AM, Juan José Galano Frutos wrote:
> Thank you Justin for your replay. I've read that to compute specific
> heats (Cv or Cp) it is necessary calculating quantum correction (using
> the tool g_nmeig).
> Then, this tool calculates such a correction using the Hessian matrix.
> Is for that reason my interest in getting it.
> So, my question is why mdrun is not producing the indicated Hessian
> matrix as set up in the command line. What I am missing, maybe in the
> .mdp file??
>

And I asked you about the contents of the .mdp file, which you haven't provided. 
  Are you setting "integrator = nm" in it?

-Justin

> Thank
>
>
> On 3/17/17 8:20 AM, Juan José Galano Frutos wrote:
>> * Hi there:
> *>>* I am trying to calculate the specific heat (Cp) of my protein, but I should
> *>* take into account quantum correction as indicated lately. Then, I need to
> *>* obtain from the production step the Hessian Matrix including the
> *>* eigenvectors needed to calculate the vibrational energy.
> *>* So, the point is that I set in my script the following order:
> *>>* mpirun -np ${NSLOTS} mdrun_mpi -s ${NAME}-2ns.tpr -x ${NAME}-2ns.xtc -o
> *>* ${NAME}-2ns.trr -c ${NAME}-2ns.gro -e ${NAME}-2ns.edr -mtx
> *>* ${NAME}-hessian.mtx -nice 19 -v
> *>>* and in fact, the program apparently recognizes well that a Hessian matrix
> *>* should be printed (see -mtx option below), but however I do not get such a
> *>* Hessian matrix at the end. What's happening here then? I've been looking
> *>* for any related discussion online, or whether I have to set any additional
> *>* option, maybe in the mdp file to obtain the Hesssian matrix but I've not
> *>* achieved it.
> *
> What's in your .mdp file?  IIRC the Hessian is only relevant when doing normal
> modes analysis.
>
> -Justin
>
>> * Any help, please.
> *>>* Thank you very much in advance.
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> *>>*                               :-)  mdrun_mpi  (-:
> *>>* Option     Filename  Type         Description
> *>* ------------------------------------------------------------
> *>*   -s folded-2ns.tpr  Input        Run input file: tpr tpb tpa
> *>*   -o folded-2ns.trr  Output       Full precision trajectory: trr trj cpt
> *>*   -x folded-2ns.xtc  Output, Opt! Compressed trajectory (portable xdr
> *>* format)
> *>* -cpi      state.cpt  Input, Opt.  Checkpoint file
> *>* -cpo      state.cpt  Output, Opt. Checkpoint file
> *>*   -c folded-2ns.gro  Output       Structure file: gro g96 pdb etc.
> *>*   -e folded-2ns.edr  Output       Energy file
> *>*   -g         md.log  Output       Log file
> *>* -dhdl      dhdl.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -field    field.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -table    table.xvg  Input, Opt.  xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -tabletf    tabletf.xvg  Input, Opt.  xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -tablep  tablep.xvg  Input, Opt.  xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -tableb   table.xvg  Input, Opt.  xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -rerun    rerun.xtc  Input, Opt.  Trajectory: xtc trr trj gro g96 pdb cpt
> *>* -tpi        tpi.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -tpid   tpidist.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>*  -ei        sam.edi  Input, Opt.  ED sampling input
> *>*  -eo      edsam.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>*   -j       wham.gct  Input, Opt.  General coupling stuff
> *>*  -jo        bam.gct  Output, Opt. General coupling stuff
> *>* -ffout      gct.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -devout   deviatie.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>* -runav  runaver.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>*  -px      pullx.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>*  -pf      pullf.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>*  -ro   rotation.xvg  Output, Opt. xvgr/xmgr file
> *>*  -ra  rotangles.log  Output, Opt. Log file
> *>*  -rs   rotslabs.log  Output, Opt. Log file
> *>*  -rt  rottorque.log  Output, Opt. Log file
> *>* -mtx folded-hessian.mtx  Output, Opt! Hessian matrix      <<<------------
> *>*  -dn     dipole.ndx  Output, Opt. Index file
> *>* -multidir    rundir  Input, Opt., Mult. Run directory
> *>* -membed  membed.dat  Input, Opt.  Generic data file
> *>*  -mp     membed.top  Input, Opt.  Topology file
> *>*  -mn     membed.ndx  Input, Opt.  Index file
> *>>>>* Juan José Galano Frutos
> *>>* Department of Biochemistry and
> *>* Molecular and Cellular Biology,
> *>* Faculty of Sciences,
> *>* University of Zaragoza
> *>* Pedro Cerbuna # 12, 50009
> *>* Zaragoza (Spain)
> *>* +34 976 76 28 06
> *>>* Institute for Biocomputation and
> *>* Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI)
> *>* Mariano Esquillor, Edificio I + D - 50018
> *>* Zaragoza (Spain)
> *>
>

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