Re: use of tiElecLambdaStart (NAMD 2.7b1)

From: Chris Harrison (char_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 27 2009 - 17:28:22 CDT

Oops, sorry, forgot to mention tiVdwShiftCoeff. My mistake. The default is 5 and as Jerome said would also have to be changed to effectively "turn off" the soft-core. So for those wanting to run TI perturbations without softcore:

tiVdwShiftCoeff 0
tiElectLambdaStart 0
tiVdwLambdaEnd 1

For those now asking "should I turn off soft core?" .... if you have to ask, it's probably best to leave soft-core "on" for your simulation. Further info on soft-core potentials can be found by reading the Beutler and Zacharias articles cited in the Alchemical Transformations sections of the NAMD2.7b1 manual.

C.

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Jerome Henin <jhenin_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu> writes:
> From: Jerome Henin <jhenin_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu>
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:32:31 -0400
> To: Chris Harrison <char_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
> Cc: brmorgan_at_clarku.edu, namd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> Subject: Re: namd-l: use of tiElecLambdaStart (NAMD 2.7b1)
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> Hi guys,
> Just a little remark about what Chris wrote: setting tiElecLambdaStart
> to 0 and tiVdwLambdaEnd to 1 will not remove the soft-core potential
> (except if the vdwShift parameter is set to 0), but it will result in
> "naked charges" at lambda close to 0 (resp. 1 for disappearing atoms),
> which typically cause big-time numerical issues in the simulation.
> Jerome
> 
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Chris Harrison <char_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> > Brittany,
> >
> > Can you explain why you can't use a perturbation that maintains
> > neutrality?  While not balancing the charges may not lead to problems,
> > it is in general very bad form as you'll essentially be propogating to
> > an infinite charge via PME periodicity.
> >
> > The default value is 0.5.  Using a zero value with tiElecLambdaStart and a tiVdwLambdaEnd value of 1 will essentially remove the soft-core potential. Unless there is a specific reason to change tiElecLambdaStart it's probably best to leave it at its default of 0.5 .... is there a reason you want to change it?
> >
> > C.
> >
> >
> >
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> > brmorgan_at_clarku.edu writes:
> >> From: brmorgan_at_clarku.edu
> >> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:51 -0400 (EDT)
> >> To: namd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >> Subject: namd-l: use of tiElecLambdaStart (NAMD 2.7b1)
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> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> In the thermodynamic integration implemented in NAMD 2.7b1, should
> >> tiElecLambdaStart always be used, and how would one determine the best
> >> value to use? How much does the use of a non-zero tiElecLambdaStart affect
> >> the results? My system changes in total charge as a function of lambda and
> >> I plan to use PME.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >> Brittany Morgan
> >>
> >
> >
> 

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