karamyog singh wrote:
Dear users, I have a system with just one atom. I am using periodic
boundary conditions. No matter what conditions I use, the atom doesnt
seem to move. Are a minimum of 2 atoms required to do a simulation in
Gromacs? If I have only one atom and I am using periodic boundary
conditions then whether I have interaction potential or not, the atom
should move with some velocity. However this does not happen. Can anyone
tell me what is the reason for that?
A simulation with only one particle isn't useful - there can be no
interactions, so whatever the initial velocity is, it will remain
constant, as will the energy components (unless you are doing something
weird with an applied electric field, etc). You should however see this,
but you won't if you have set the option to remove the centre of mass
velocity - because obviously here your particle is your centre of mass -
see section 7.3.3.
Mark
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