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<H3>angle_style cosine/periodic command
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<PRE>angle_style cosine/periodic
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
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<PRE>angle_style cosine/periodic
angle_coeff * 75.0 1 6
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<P><B>Description:</B>
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<P>The <I>cosine/periodic</I> angle style uses the following potential, which
is commonly used in the <A HREF = "Section_howto.html#howto_4">DREIDING</A> force
field, particularly for organometallic systems where <I>n</I> = 4 might be
used for an octahedral complex and <I>n</I> = 3 might be used for a
trigonal center:
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<P>where C, B and n are coefficients defined for each angle type.
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<P>See <A HREF = "#Mayo">(Mayo)</A> for a description of the DREIDING force field
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<P>The following coefficients must be defined for each angle type via the
<A HREF = "angle_coeff.html">angle_coeff</A> command as in the example above, or in
the data file or restart files read by the <A HREF = "read_data.html">read_data</A>
or <A HREF = "read_restart.html">read_restart</A> commands:
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<UL><LI>C (energy)
<LI>B = 1 or -1
<LI>n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 for periodicity
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<P>Note that the prefactor C is specified and not the overall force
constant K = C / n^2. When B = 1, it leads to a minimum for the
linear geometry. When B = -1, it leads to a maximum for the linear
geometry.
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B>
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<P>This angle style can only be used if LAMMPS was built with the
"molecular" package (which it is by default). See the <A HREF = "Section_start.html#start_3">Making
LAMMPS</A> section for more info on packages.
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<P><B>Related commands:</B>
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<P><A HREF = "angle_coeff.html">angle_coeff</A>
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<P><B>Default:</B> none
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<P><B>(Mayo)</B> Mayo, Olfason, Goddard III, J Phys Chem, 94, 8897-8909
(1990).
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