On 1/10/13 6:14 AM, Alexej Mazheika wrote:
Hi all!

I am new in MD and in Gromacs. I try to calculate the structure of an Ag125
particle in the gas phase. But during the optimization, all silver atoms
fly apart around the cell. So no cluster exists at the end even by
relatively low temperatures. The constants for LJ potential I took from
experimental data. I guess that something can be wrong in the grompp.mdp,
which I took from examples in share/tutor/ and modified a bit, but I cann't
understand what's the matter. Input files are shown below

Alex

*conf.gro:*

Bulk silver, t = 0.0
   125
  0001Clust   Ag    1   0.000   0.000   0.000
  0002Clust   Ag    2   0.204   0.204   0.000
  0003Clust   Ag    3   0.409   0.409   0.000
  0004Clust   Ag    4  -0.409  -0.409   0.000
  0005Clust   Ag    5  -0.204  -0.204   0.000
  0006Clust   Ag    6   0.204   0.000   0.204
  0007Clust   Ag    7   0.409   0.204   0.204
  0008Clust   Ag    8   0.613   0.409   0.204
  0009Clust   Ag    9  -0.204  -0.409   0.204
  0010Clust   Ag   10   0.000  -0.204   0.204
  0011Clust   Ag   11   0.409   0.000   0.409
  0012Clust   Ag   12   0.613   0.204   0.409
  0013Clust   Ag   13   0.817   0.409   0.409
  0014Clust   Ag   14   0.000  -0.409   0.409
  0015Clust   Ag   15   0.204  -0.204   0.409
  0016Clust   Ag   16  -0.409   0.000  -0.409
  0017Clust   Ag   17  -0.204   0.204  -0.409
  0018Clust   Ag   18   0.000   0.409  -0.409
  0019Clust   Ag   19  -0.817  -0.409  -0.409
  0020Clust   Ag   20  -0.613  -0.204  -0.409
  0021Clust   Ag   21  -0.204   0.000  -0.204
  0022Clust   Ag   22   0.000   0.204  -0.204
  0023Clust   Ag   23   0.204   0.409  -0.204
  0024Clust   Ag   24  -0.613  -0.409  -0.204
  0025Clust   Ag   25  -0.409  -0.204  -0.204
  0026Clust   Ag   26   0.000   0.204   0.204
  0027Clust   Ag   27   0.204   0.409   0.204
  0028Clust   Ag   28   0.409   0.613   0.204
  0029Clust   Ag   29  -0.409  -0.204   0.204
  0030Clust   Ag   30  -0.204   0.000   0.204
  0031Clust   Ag   31   0.204   0.204   0.409
  0032Clust   Ag   32   0.409   0.409   0.409
  0033Clust   Ag   33   0.613   0.613   0.409
  0034Clust   Ag   34  -0.204  -0.204   0.409
  0035Clust   Ag   35   0.000   0.000   0.409
  0036Clust   Ag   36   0.409   0.204   0.613
  0037Clust   Ag   37   0.613   0.409   0.613
  0038Clust   Ag   38   0.817   0.613   0.613
  0039Clust   Ag   39   0.000  -0.204   0.613
  0040Clust   Ag   40   0.204   0.000   0.613
  0041Clust   Ag   41  -0.409   0.204  -0.204
  0042Clust   Ag   42  -0.204   0.409  -0.204
  0043Clust   Ag   43   0.000   0.613  -0.204
  0044Clust   Ag   44  -0.817  -0.204  -0.204
  0045Clust   Ag   45  -0.613   0.000  -0.204
  0046Clust   Ag   46  -0.204   0.204   0.000
  0047Clust   Ag   47   0.000   0.409   0.000
  0048Clust   Ag   48   0.204   0.613   0.000
  0049Clust   Ag   49  -0.613  -0.204   0.000
  0050Clust   Ag   50  -0.409   0.000   0.000
  0051Clust   Ag   51   0.000   0.409   0.409
  0052Clust   Ag   52   0.204   0.613   0.409
  0053Clust   Ag   53   0.409   0.817   0.409
  0054Clust   Ag   54  -0.409   0.000   0.409
  0055Clust   Ag   55  -0.204   0.204   0.409
  0056Clust   Ag   56   0.204   0.409   0.613
  0057Clust   Ag   57   0.409   0.613   0.613
  0058Clust   Ag   58   0.613   0.817   0.613
  0059Clust   Ag   59  -0.204   0.000   0.613
  0060Clust   Ag   60   0.000   0.204   0.613
  0061Clust   Ag   61   0.409   0.409   0.817
  0062Clust   Ag   62   0.613   0.613   0.817
  0063Clust   Ag   63   0.817   0.817   0.817
  0064Clust   Ag   64   0.000   0.000   0.817
  0065Clust   Ag   65   0.204   0.204   0.817
  0066Clust   Ag   66  -0.409   0.409   0.000
  0067Clust   Ag   67  -0.204   0.613   0.000
  0068Clust   Ag   68   0.000   0.817   0.000
  0069Clust   Ag   69  -0.817   0.000   0.000
  0070Clust   Ag   70  -0.613   0.204   0.000
  0071Clust   Ag   71  -0.204   0.409   0.204
  0072Clust   Ag   72   0.000   0.613   0.204
  0073Clust   Ag   73   0.204   0.817   0.204
  0074Clust   Ag   74  -0.613   0.000   0.204
  0075Clust   Ag   75  -0.409   0.204   0.204
  0076Clust   Ag   76   0.000  -0.409  -0.409
  0077Clust   Ag   77   0.204  -0.204  -0.409
  0078Clust   Ag   78   0.409   0.000  -0.409
  0079Clust   Ag   79  -0.409  -0.817  -0.409
  0080Clust   Ag   80  -0.204  -0.613  -0.409
  0081Clust   Ag   81   0.204  -0.409  -0.204
  0082Clust   Ag   82   0.409  -0.204  -0.204
  0083Clust   Ag   83   0.613   0.000  -0.204
  0084Clust   Ag   84  -0.204  -0.817  -0.204
  0085Clust   Ag   85   0.000  -0.613  -0.204
  0086Clust   Ag   86   0.409  -0.409   0.000
  0087Clust   Ag   87   0.613  -0.204   0.000
  0088Clust   Ag   88   0.817   0.000   0.000
  0089Clust   Ag   89   0.000  -0.817   0.000
  0090Clust   Ag   90   0.204  -0.613   0.000
  0091Clust   Ag   91  -0.409  -0.409  -0.817
  0092Clust   Ag   92  -0.204  -0.204  -0.817
  0093Clust   Ag   93   0.000   0.000  -0.817
  0094Clust   Ag   94  -0.817  -0.817  -0.817
  0095Clust   Ag   95  -0.613  -0.613  -0.817
  0096Clust   Ag   96  -0.204  -0.409  -0.613
  0097Clust   Ag   97   0.000  -0.204  -0.613
  0098Clust   Ag   98   0.204   0.000  -0.613
  0099Clust   Ag   99  -0.613  -0.817  -0.613
  0100Clust   Ag  100  -0.409  -0.613  -0.613
  0101Clust   Ag  101   0.000  -0.204  -0.204
  0102Clust   Ag  102   0.204   0.000  -0.204
  0103Clust   Ag  103   0.409   0.204  -0.204
  0104Clust   Ag  104  -0.409  -0.613  -0.204
  0105Clust   Ag  105  -0.204  -0.409  -0.204
  0106Clust   Ag  106   0.204  -0.204   0.000
  0107Clust   Ag  107   0.409   0.000   0.000
  0108Clust   Ag  108   0.613   0.204   0.000
  0109Clust   Ag  109  -0.204  -0.613   0.000
  0110Clust   Ag  110   0.000  -0.409   0.000
  0111Clust   Ag  111   0.409  -0.204   0.204
  0112Clust   Ag  112   0.613   0.000   0.204
  0113Clust   Ag  113   0.817   0.204   0.204
  0114Clust   Ag  114   0.000  -0.613   0.204
  0115Clust   Ag  115   0.204  -0.409   0.204
  0116Clust   Ag  116  -0.409  -0.204  -0.613
  0117Clust   Ag  117  -0.204   0.000  -0.613
  0118Clust   Ag  118   0.000   0.204  -0.613
  0119Clust   Ag  119  -0.817  -0.613  -0.613
  0120Clust   Ag  120  -0.613  -0.409  -0.613
  0121Clust   Ag  121  -0.204  -0.204  -0.409
  0122Clust   Ag  122   0.000   0.000  -0.409
  0123Clust   Ag  123   0.204   0.204  -0.409
  0124Clust   Ag  124  -0.613  -0.613  -0.409
  0125Clust   Ag  125  -0.409  -0.409  -0.409
     4.00000    4.00000    4.00000

*grompp.mdp:*

title                    = Yo
cpp                      = /usr/bin/cpp
include                  =
define                   =

integrator               = md
tinit                    = 0
dt                       = 0.002
nsteps                   = 10000
init_step                = 0
comm-mode                = Linear
nstcomm                  = 1
comm-grps                =

bd-temp                  = 300
bd-fric                  = 0
ld-seed                  = 1993

nstxout                  = 0
nstvout                  = 0
nstfout                  = 0
nstcheckpoint            = 1000
nstlog                   = 50
nstenergy                = 50
nstxtcout                = 50
xtc-precision            = 1000
xtc-grps                 =
energygrps               =

nstlist                  = 3
ns_type                  = grid
pbc                      = xyz
rlist                    = 0.9
domain-decomposition     = no

coulombtype              = Cut-off
rcoulomb-switch          = 0
rcoulomb                 = 0.9
epsilon-r                = 1
vdw-type                 = Cut-off
rvdw-switch              = 0
rvdw                     = 1.2
DispCorr                 = EnerPres
table-extension          = 1

Tcoupl                   = berendsen
tc-grps                  = System
tau_t                    = 0.1
ref_t                    = 300
Pcoupl                   = berendsen
Pcoupltype               = isotropic
tau_p                    = 0.1
compressibility          = 4.5e-5
ref_p                    = 1.0
andersen_seed            = 815131

gen_vel                  = yes
gen_temp                 = 100
gen_seed                 = 1993

constraints              = none
morse                    = no

energygrp_excl           =


You're not actually simulating in the gas phase with these parameters, and I'm surprised the simulation worked at all. With pressure coupling, the unit cell should probably have collapsed, and even if it didn't, you're simulating in some sort of pseudo-crystal state. I posted about this yesterday...

In any case, what you should be doing is more along the lines of:

pbc = no
rvdw = 0
rcoulomb = 0
rlist = 0
nstlist = 0
pcoupl = no

This will give you a fixed neighbor list with infinite cutoffs in a more reasonable representation of the gas phase.

-Justin

*topol.top:*

#include "amber03.ff/forcefield.itp"
#include "silver.itp"

[ moleculetype ]
0001Clust    1

[ atoms ]
1       Ag       1       Ag      Ag      1        0.000

[ system ]
Bulk silver

[ molecules ]
0001Clust  125

*silver.itp:*

[ atomtypes ]
     Ag        107.8682    0.0     A    3.3156e-1      9.6468e-5


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Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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