Dear all I need to change sigma and epsilon for non-bonded parameters of the OPLSA FF. In particular I want to set the attractive part of the LJ potential to zero (C6=0). In doing this I have read the manual but unfortunately the reported explanation did not help me. To understand how it work in a reliable way, I am following the Berk suggestions available at http://lists.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2010-December/056303.html and i decided to report a simple example.
The main rules are in forcefield.itp file and for OPLSA FF they are: ; nbfunc comb-rule gen-pairs fudgeLJ fudgeQQ 1 3 yes 0.5 0.5 The non-bonded force field parameters for two atoms are in ffnonbonded.itp file and they look like: [ atomtypes ] ; name bond_type mass charge ptype sigma epsilon opls_1 C 6 12.01100 0.500 A sig_1 esp_1 opls_2 O 8 15.99940 -0.500 A sig_2 eps_2 From these values I am going to define the non-bonded parameter between a couple of atoms as: [ nonbond_params ] i j func SIG_ij EPS_ij opls_1 opls_2 1 (sig_1*sig2)^1/2 (eps_1*eps_2)^1/2 ; Normal behavior However, if I want the attractive term C6 of LJ potential equal zero, I will set sig_12=-sig_12 [ nonbond_params ] i j func SIG_ij EPS_ij opls_1 opls_2 1 -(sig_1*sig_2)^1/2 (eps_1*eps_2)^1/2 ; -sig_ij -> C6=0 It is right? Thanks Luca PS: because i had some problems with the gmx-users mail delivery ,i decided to sent this mail also to developer list. -- gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/Search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface or send it to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org. Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists