On 1/11/13 5:02 AM, Alexej Mazheika wrote:
Hello

I removed PBC and set space conditions as you recommended. I also modified
a bit the grompp.mdp (new version is below). However, it did not help to
prevent the scattering of silver atoms in all directions. The change of
parameters in LJ doesn't influence on the final geometry. It seems, that LJ
coefficients don't play any role at all! The decrease of the temperature
(from 300 to 100K) provides only smaller radius of the cloud of flown apart
Ag-atoms. So no Ag125 particle exists at the end. It looks like it doesn't
recognise the silver.itp with atom parameters, which I designated in
topol.top.


If that were true, you would have gotten a fatal error when running grompp. You can always validate the contents of the .tpr file using gmxdump to prove to yourself that all the correct information is there. Do you have sufficient evidence to suggest that those parameters should indeed stabilize the cluster of silver atoms? Have these parameters been validated and determined to be appropriate for use with the (biomolecular) AMBER03 force field?

-Justin

*grompp.mdp*:

title                    = Yo
cpp                      = /usr/bin/cpp

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

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

nstlist                  = 0
ns_type                  = grid
pbc                      = no
rlist                    = 0
domain-decomposition     = no

coulombtype              = Cut-off
rcoulomb-switch          = 0
rcoulomb                 = 0
epsilon-r                = 1
vdw-type                 = Cut-off
rvdw-switch              = 0
rvdw                     = 0

Tcoupl                   = v-rescale
tc-grps                  = System
tau_t                    = 0.1
ref_t                    = 300
ld-seed                  = 1993
Pcoupl                   = no
andersen_seed            = 815131

annealing                = no

gen_vel                  = yes
gen_temp                 = 1
gen_seed                 = 1993
constraints              = none
morse                    = no


On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Justin Lemkul <[email protected]> wrote:



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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