From: Chris Chipot (chipot_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Sat Jun 20 2009 - 10:07:16 CDT
Sebastian,
there are currently /no/ substitute to the old thermodynamic-integration
based module for the function that you describe - namely estimating the
free-energy change due to an appearing or a disappearing restraint.
FEP only handles alterations of a topology, while ABF/MtD within Colvars
is the appropriate toolkit for free-energy landscapes along geometrical,
collective variables.
Ability to /grow/ or /shrink/ the force constant is, however, a useful
feature when one wants to measure the free-energy contribution due to
losses of configurational entropy in /absolute/ binding affinity
calculations.
The old thermodynamic-integration based module is still working in 2.7,
albeit no longer documented. We are currently thinking of alternatives,
either within the FEP or the Colvars framework.
Chris
Sebastian Stolzenberg a écrit :
> Dear All,
>
> sorry I might have missed this piece of info:
> In namd 2.6, with the old PMF module (manual, p. 87), I could measure
> free energy differences, "growing" a force constant on a particular
> restraint.
>
> In namd 2.7b, what module can I use instead to have full support again?
> ABF in the colvar? ... how :) ?
>
> Thank you,
> Sebastian
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