[gmx-users] coulombic terms clarification

[Justin Lemkul]

On 5/28/19 7:49 AM, Mala L Radhakrishnan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A quick question --  I just wanted to double check that the Coulomb-SR term
> does NOT include the Coulomb-14 term.    (To me, the "SR" label is somewhat
> misleading as it makes me think that it includes "everything" short
> ranged).
>
> In other words, if one wishes to know the total Coulombic energy within a
> cutoff or switching distance, one would need to ADD the 14 and SR terms.
> Is this correct?

Yes. Under the hood, GROMACS considers 1-4 interactions to be bonded 
terms (pairs). SR are nonbonded.

-Justin

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