hey gerald,
yes, and surely it would be better than a u³ -based parameter (if it's the 
dimensionality arising from a symmetric covariance matrix that's the problem).
actually, the guy on the beach was a greek-australian ex-cell biologist who now 
works for a bank helping it to rake in money from fast trading and also plays a 
mean saxophone. but actually i was more interested in his girlfriend who, 
before she moved to the west end to run a restau, used to sell landrovers in 
poland, apparently. well, i'd have bought a dozen from her on the spot, but she 
didn't accept credit cards, beaches being what they are. they were a nice 
couple though.
cheers
j

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Gerard Bricogne <[email protected]> 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2021 20:19
An: Hughes, Jonathan <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] (R)MS

Dear Jonathan,

You are right of course, as e.g. the standard deviations are in the same unit 
as the measurements (or averages) themselves. The dynamic ranges are also more 
manageable.

I couldn't help wanting to find something to say as a diversion to yet another 
day marked by a stiff dose of virtual meetings - all highly productive and 
absolutely necessary, but somehow lacking in jokes ... .

Best wishes,

Gerard.

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On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 05:34:18PM +0000, Hughes, Jonathan wrote:
> hi gerard,
> 
> yes, but that's like saying that the height of a human being is 1.8 m 
> +/- 0.04 m². and if (thanks to robert!*)
> 
> "B = 8π2<u2>  where u is the r.m.s. displacement of a scattering center, and 
> <...> denotes time averaging"
> 
> it would seem to me that we would be able to interpret things MUCH more 
> easily with u rather than anything derived from u².
> 
> best
> 
> jon
> 
> 
> 
> *nice presentation, by the way, not that i know what a complex number is, 
> unfortunately, although i did once see someone trying to explain it to his 
> girlfriend with the help of a graph drawn in the sand on a beach in sardinia.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Gerard Bricogne <[email protected]>
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2021 19:05
> An: Hughes, Jonathan <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] (R)MS
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Jonathan,
> 
> 
> 
> Isn't it six of one and sqrt(36) of the other ?
> 
> 
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> 
> 
> Gerard.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 04:52:39PM +0000, Hughes, Jonathan wrote:
> 
> > hey!
> 
> > thank y'all for the informative (and swift!) answers! but, if the B factor 
> > (as defined) appears in a mathematical formulation, that doesn't make it an 
> > "appropriate" parameter for mobility/uncertainty. wouldn't √B be better, in 
> > the same way that, for humans, standard deviation (RMSD) is a more 
> > appropriate parameter of variability than variance? or am i missing 
> > something?
> 
> > cheers
> 
> > j
> 
> >
> 
> > Von: Ian Tickle <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> 
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2021 18:32
> 
> > An: Hughes, Jonathan 
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]
> > iessen.de>>
> 
> > Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> 
> > Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] (R)MS
> 
> >
> 
> >
> 
> > Hi Jonathan
> 
> >
> 
> > It's historical, it's simply how it appears in the expression for the 
> > Debye-Waller factor, i.e. exp(-B sin^2(theta)/lambda^2).  So it must have 
> > the same units as lambda^2.
> 
> >
> 
> > Cheers
> 
> >
> 
> > -- Ian
> 
> >
> 
> >
> 
> > On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 13:25, Hughes, Jonathan 
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3cmailto:[email protected]>>>
> >  wrote:
> 
> > o yes! but maybe the crystal people could explain to me why the B factor is 
> > the variance (with units of Ų) rather than the standard deviation (i.e. 
> > RMS, with units of Å) when, to my simple mind, the latter would seem be the 
> > more appropriate description of variability in space?
> 
> > cheers
> 
> > jon
> 
> >
> 
> > Von: CCP4 bulletin board
> 
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:CCP4BB@JI
> > SCMAIL.AC.UK%3cmailto:[email protected]>>> Im Auftrag von
> 
> > Pearce, N.M. (Nick)
> 
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2021 12:38
> 
> > An: 
> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:CCP4BB@JIS
> > CMAIL.AC.UK%3cmailto:[email protected]>>
> 
> > Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] Analysis of NMR ensembles
> 
> >
> 
> > If you want something comparable to B-factors don’t forget to put the MSF 
> > in the B-factor column, not the RMSF. Will change the scaling of the tube 
> > radius considerably!
> 
> >
> 
> > Nick
> 
> >
> 
> > On 27 May 2021, at 11:16, Harry Powell - CCP4BB 
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3cmailto:[email protected]>>>
> >  wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Cool…
> 
> >
> 
> > Purely for visualisation this does look like the approved CCP4 way -
> 
> >
> 
> > <Screen Shot 2021-05-27 at 10.13.59.png>
> 
> >
> 
> > Harry
> 
> >
> 
> > On 27 May 2021, at 10:01, Stuart McNicholas 
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3cmailto:[email protected]>>>
> >  wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Drawing style (right menu in display table) -> Worm scaled by -> 
> > Worm
> 
> > scaled by NMR variability
> 
> >
> 
> > in ccp4mg?
> 
> >
> 
> > This changes the size of the worm but not the colour.
> 
> >
> 
> > On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 09:56, Harry Powell - CCP4BB
> 
> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3cmailto:[email protected]>>>
> >  wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Anyway, thanks to all those who answered my original question -
> 
> > especially
> 
> >
> 
> >        Tristan: Chimerax (+ his attached script)
> 
> >        Michal, Scott: Theseus 
> > (https://theobald.brandeis.edu/theseus/)
> 
> >        Bernhard: Molmol (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8744573/ )
> 
> >        Rasmus CYRANGE (http://www.bpc.uni-frankfurt.de/cyrange.html) 
> > and https://www.ccpn.ac.uk/ (of course…)
> 
> >        Andrew (uwmn - not sure if this is buildable on a modern box)
> 
> >        Smita: PyMol (not sure if I’m allowed to say that on ccp4bb…)
> 
> >
> 
> > or I could script it and use Gesamt or Superpose for the 
> > superposition
> 
> > if I wanted to stay in the ccp4 universe and had the time to spare 
> > ;-)
> 
> >
> 
> > Harry
> 
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