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<H3>thermo_style command
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<PRE>thermo_style style args
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<UL><LI>style = <I>one</I> or <I>multi</I> or <I>custom</I>
<LI>args = list of arguments for a particular style
<PRE> <I>one</I> args = none
<I>multi</I> args = none
<I>custom</I> args = list of attributes
possible attributes = step, atoms, cpu, temp, press,
pe, ke, etotal, enthalpy,
evdwl, ecoul, epair, ebond, eangle, edihed, eimp,
emol, elong, etail,
vol, lx, ly, lz, xlo, xhi, ylo, yhi, zlo, zhi,
xy, xz, yz, xlat, ylat, zlat,
pxx, pyy, pzz, pxy, pxz, pyz,
c_ID, c_ID[I], c_ID[I][J],
f_ID, f_ID[I], f_ID[I][J],
v_name
step = timestep
atoms = # of atoms
cpu = elapsed CPU time
temp = temperature
press = pressure
pe = total potential energy
ke = kinetic energy
etotal = total energy (pe + ke)
enthalpy = enthalpy (etotal + press*vol)
evdwl = VanderWaal pairwise energy
ecoul = Coulombic pairwise energy
epair = pairwise energy (evdwl + ecoul + elong + etail)
ebond = bond energy
eangle = angle energy
edihed = dihedral energy
eimp = improper energy
emol = molecular energy (ebond + eangle + edihed + eimp)
elong = long-range kspace energy
etail = VanderWaal energy long-range tail correction
vol = volume
lx,ly,lz = box lengths in x,y,z
xlo,xhi,ylo,yhi,zlo,zhi = box boundaries
xy,xz,yz = box tilt for triclinic (non-orthogonal) simulation boxes
xlat,ylat,zlat = lattice spacings as calculated by <A HREF = "lattice.html">lattice</A> command
pxx,pyy,pzz,pxy,pxz,pyz = 6 components of pressure tensor
c_ID = global scalar value calculated by a compute with ID
c_ID[I] = Ith component of global vector calculated by a compute with ID
c_ID[I][J] = I,J component of global array calculated by a compute with ID
f_ID = global scalar value calculated by a fix with ID
f_ID[I] = Ith component of global vector calculated by a fix with ID
f_ID[I][J] = I,J component of global array calculated by a fix with ID
v_name = scalar value calculated by an equal-style variable with name
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
</P>
<PRE>thermo_style multi
thermo_style custom step temp pe etotal press vol
thermo_style custom step temp etotal c_myTemp v_abc
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<P><B>Description:</B>
</P>
<P>Set the style and content for printing thermodynamic data to the
screen and log file.
</P>
<P>Style <I>one</I> prints a one-line summary of thermodynamic info that is
the equivalent of "thermo_style custom step temp epair emol etotal
press". The line contains only numeric values.
</P>
<P>Style <I>multi</I> prints a multiple-line listing of thermodynamic info
that is the equivalent of "thermo_style custom etotal ke temp pe ebond
eangle edihed eimp evdwl ecoul elong press". The listing contains
numeric values and a string ID for each quantity.
</P>
<P>Style <I>custom</I> is the most general setting and allows you to specify
which of the keywords listed above you want printed on each
thermodynamic timestep. Note that the keywords c_ID, f_ID, v_name are
references to <A HREF = "compute.html">computes</A>, <A HREF = "fix.html">fixes</A>, and
equal-style <A HREF = "variable.html"">variables</A> that have been defined
elsewhere in the input script or can even be new styles which users
have added to LAMMPS (see the <A HREF = "Section_modify.html">Section_modify</A>
section of the documentation). Thus the <I>custom</I> style provides a
flexible means of outputting essentially any desired quantity as a
simulation proceeds.
</P>
<P>All styles except <I>custom</I> have <I>vol</I> appended to their list of
outputs if the simulation box volume changes during the simulation.
</P>
<P>The values printed by the various keywords are instantaneous values,
calculated on the current timestep. Time-averaged quantities, which
include values from previous timesteps, can be output by using the
f_ID keyword and accessing a fix that does time-averaging such as the
<A HREF = "fix_ave_time.html">fix ave/time</A> command.
</P>
<P>Options invoked by the <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify</A> command can
be used to set the one- or multi-line format of the print-out, the
normalization of thermodynamic output (total values versus per-atom
values for extensive quantities (ones which scale with the number of
atoms in the system), and the numeric precision of each printed value.
</P>
<P>IMPORTANT NOTE: When you use a "thermo_style" command, all
thermodynamic settings are restored to their default values, including
those previously set by a <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify</A> command.
Thus if your input script specifies a thermo_style command, you should
use the thermo_modify command after it.
</P>
<HR>
<P>Several of the thermodynamic quantities require a temperature to be
computed: "temp", "press", "ke", "etotal", "enthalpy", "pxx etc". By
default this is done by using a <I>temperature</I> compute which is created
when LAMMPS starts up, as if this command had been issued:
</P>
<PRE>compute thermo_temp all temp
</PRE>
<P>See the <A HREF = "compute_temp.html">compute temp</A> command for details. Note
that the ID of this compute is <I>thermo_temp</I> and the group is <I>all</I>.
You can change the attributes of this temperature (e.g. its
degrees-of-freedom) via the <A HREF = "compute_modify.html">compute_modify</A>
command. Alternatively, you can directly assign a new compute (that
calculates temperature) which you have defined, to be used for
calculating any thermodynamic quantity that requires a temperature.
This is done via the <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify</A> command.
</P>
<P>Several of the thermodynamic quantities require a pressure to be
computed: "press", "enthalpy", "pxx", etc. By default this is done by
using a <I>pressure</I> compute which is created when LAMMPS starts up, as
if this command had been issued:
</P>
<PRE>compute thermo_press all pressure thermo_temp
</PRE>
<P>See the <A HREF = "compute_pressure.html">compute pressure</A> command for details.
Note that the ID of this compute is <I>thermo_press</I> and the group is
<I>all</I>. You can change the attributes of this pressure via the
<A HREF = "compute_modify.html">compute_modify</A> command. Alternatively, you can
directly assign a new compute (that calculates pressure) which you
have defined, to be used for calculating any thermodynamic quantity
that requires a pressure. This is done via the
<A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify</A> command.
</P>
<P>Several of the thermodynamic quantities require a potential energy to
be computed: "pe", "etotal", "ebond", etc. This is done by using a
<I>pe</I> compute which is created when LAMMPS starts up, as if this
command had been issued:
</P>
<PRE>compute thermo_pe all pe
</PRE>
<P>See the <A HREF = "compute_pe.html">compute pe</A> command for details. Note that
the ID of this compute is <I>thermo_pe</I> and the group is <I>all</I>. You can
change the attributes of this potential energy via the
<A HREF = "compute_modify.html">compute_modify</A> command.
</P>
<HR>
<P>The kinetic energy of the system <I>ke</I> is inferred from the temperature
of the system with 1/2 Kb T of energy for each degree of freedom.
Thus, using different <A HREF = "compute.html">compute commands</A> for calculating
temperature, via the <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify temp</A> command,
may yield different kinetic energies, since different computes that
calculate temperature can subtract out different non-thermal
components of velocity and/or include different degrees of freedom
(translational, rotational, etc).
</P>
<P>The potential energy of the system <I>pe</I> will include contributions
from fixes if the <A HREF = "fix_modify.html">fix_modify thermo</A> option is set
for a fix that calculates such a contribution. For example, the <A HREF = "fix_wall_lj93">fix
wall/lj93</A> fix calculates the energy of atoms
interacting with the wall. See the doc pages for "individual fixes"
to see which ones contribute.
</P>
<P>A long-range tail correction <I>etail</I> for the VanderWaal pairwise
energy will be non-zero only if the <A HREF = "pair_modify.html">pair_modify
tail</A> option is turned on. The <I>etail</I> contribution
is included in <I>evdwl</I>, <I>pe</I>, and <I>etotal</I>, and the corresponding tail
correction to the pressure is included in <I>press</I> and <I>pxx</I>, <I>pyy</I>,
etc.
</P>
<HR>
<P>The <I>c_ID</I> and <I>c_ID[I]</I> and <I>c_ID[I][J]</I> keywords allow global
values calculated by a compute to be output. As discussed on the
<A HREF = "compute.html">compute</A> doc page, computes can calculate global,
per-atom, or local values. Only global values can be referenced by
this command. However, per-atom compute values can be referenced in a
<A HREF = "variable.html">variable</A> and the variable referenced by thermo_style
custom, as discussed below.
</P>
<P>The ID in the keyword should be replaced by the actual ID of a compute
that has been defined elsewhere in the input script. See the
<A HREF = "compute.html">compute</A> command for details. If the compute calculates
a global scalar, vector, or array, then the keyword formats with 0, 1,
or 2 brackets will reference a scalar value from the compute.
</P>
<P>Note that some computes calculate "intensive" global quantities like
temperature; others calculate "extensive" global quantities like
kinetic energy that are summed over all atoms in the compute group.
Intensive quantities are printed directly without normalization by
thermo_style custom. Extensive quantities may be normalized by the
total number of atoms in the simulation (NOT the number of atoms in
the compute group) when output, depending on the <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify
norm</A> option being used.
</P>
<P>The <I>f_ID</I> and <I>f_ID[I]</I> and <I>f_ID[I][J]</I> keywords allow global
values calculated by a fix to be output. As discussed on the
<A HREF = "fix.html">fix</A> doc page, fixes can calculate global, per-atom, or
local values. Only global values can be referenced by this command.
However, per-atom fix values can be referenced in a
<A HREF = "variable.html">variable</A> and the variable referenced by thermo_style
custom, as discussed below.
</P>
<P>The ID in the keyword should be replaced by the actual ID of a fix
that has been defined elsewhere in the input script. See the
<A HREF = "fix.html">fix</A> command for details. If the fix calculates a global
scalar, vector, or array, then the keyword formats with 0, 1, or 2
brackets will reference a scalar value from the fix.
</P>
<P>Note that some fixes calculate "intensive" global quantities like
timestep size; others calculate "extensive" global quantities like
energy that are summed over all atoms in the fix group. Intensive
quantities are printed directly without normalization by thermo_style
custom. Extensive quantities may be normalized by the total number of
atoms in the simulation (NOT the number of atoms in the fix group)
when output, depending on the <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify norm</A>
option being used.
</P>
<P>The <I>v_name</I> keyword allow the current value of a variable to be
output. The name in the keyword should be replaced by the actual name
of the variable that has been defined elsewhere in the input script.
Only equal-style variables can be referenced. See the
<A HREF = "variable.html">variable</A> command for details. Variables of style
<I>equal</I> can reference per-atom properties or thermodynamic keywords,
or they can invoke other computes, fixes, or variables when evaluated,
so this is a very general means of creating thermodynamic output.
</P>
<P>See <A HREF = "Section_modify.html">this section</A> for information on how to add
new compute and fix styles to LAMMPS to calculate quantities that can
then be referenced with these keywords to generate thermodynamic
output.
</P>
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B>
</P>
<P>This command must come after the simulation box is defined by a
<A HREF = "read_data.html">read_data</A>, <A HREF = "read_restart.html">read_restart</A>, or
<A HREF = "create_box.html">create_box</A> command.
</P>
<P><B>Related commands:</B>
</P>
<P><A HREF = "thermo.html">thermo</A>, <A HREF = "thermo_modify.html">thermo_modify</A>,
<A HREF = "fix_modify.html">fix_modify</A>, <A HREF = "compute_temp.html">compute temp</A>,
<A HREF = "compute_pressure.html">compute pressure</A>
</P>
<P><B>Default:</B>
</P>
<PRE>thermo_style one
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