Hi Everyone, I have been trying to calculate diffusion coefficient for water. I am trying to reproduce the numbers published in journal papers. I am using SPCE water model. I use the g_msd analysis tool.
g_msd -f traj.trr -n index.ndx -s npt.tpr -b 2 -e 8 I use a box of volume 6x6x6 nm^3 which has 7161 water molecules. I equilibriate the system for a ns and then run for additional 10 ps for analysis. Here are some of the numbers that i get a. With Berendsen's T coupling and P coupling on i get 4.4941 (+/- 0.2992) 1e-5 cm^2/s b. With Berendsen's T coupling on and P coupling off I get 3.2469 (+/- 0.1076) 1e-5 cm^2/s c. With Berendsen's T coupling on and P coupling off for 1ns and then T,P coupling both off (for analysis part) i get 2.8085 (+/- 0.0310) 1e-5 cm^2/s . c is closest to the widely accepted experimental value of 2.3 1e-5 cm^2/s but its not quite right. Could someone explain to me why the values obtained in above 3 cases are widely different and may be give some tips about the right procedure to calculate diffusion (method and invoking the g_msd tool)? Thank you Amit
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