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</H4>
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<P>By default, LAMMPS uses an orthogonal simulation box to encompass the
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particles. The <A HREF = "boundary.html">boundary</A> command sets the boundary
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conditions of the box (periodic, non-periodic, etc). The orthogonal
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conditions of the box (periodic, non-,periodic, etc). The orthogonal
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box has its "origin" at (xlo,ylo,zlo) and is defined by 3 edge vectors
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starting from the origin given by <B>a</B> = (xhi-xlo,0,0); <B>b</B> =
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(0,yhi-ylo,0); <B>c</B> = (0,0,zhi-zlo). The 6 parameters
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@ -818,16 +818,26 @@ the x box length is 10 and the xy tilt factor must be between -5 and
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+(yhi-ylo)/2. Note that this is not a limitation, since if the
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maximum tilt factor is 5 (as in this example), then configurations
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with tilt = ..., -15, -5, 5, 15, 25, ... are geometrically all
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equivalent.
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equivalent. If the box tilt exceeds this limit during a dynamics run
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(e.g. via the <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix deform</A> command), then the box is
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"flipped" to an equivalent shape with a tilt factor within the bounds,
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so the run can continue. See the <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix deform</A> doc
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page for further details.
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</P>
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<P>The one exception to this rule is if the 1st dimension in the tilt
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factor (x for xy) is non-periodic. In that case, the limits on the
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tilt factor are not enforced, since flipping the box in that dimension
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does not change the atom positions due to non-periodicity. In this
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mode, if you tilt the system to extreme angles, the simulation will
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simply become inefficient, due to the highly skewed simulation box.
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</P>
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<P>Triclinic crystal structures are often defined using three lattice
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constants <I>a</I>, <I>b</I>, and <I>c</I>, and three angles <I>alpha</I>, <I>beta</I> and
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<I>gamma</I>. Note that in this nomenclature, the a, b, and c lattice constants
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are the scalar lengths of the edge vectors <B>a</B>, <B>b</B>, and <B>c</B> defined
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above. The
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relationship between these 6 quantities (a,b,c,alpha,beta,gamma) and
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the LAMMPS box sizes (lx,ly,lz) = (xhi-xlo,yhi-ylo,zhi-zlo) and tilt
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factors (xy,xz,yz) is as follows:
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<I>gamma</I>. Note that in this nomenclature, the a, b, and c lattice
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constants are the scalar lengths of the edge vectors <B>a</B>, <B>b</B>, and <B>c</B>
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defined above. The relationship between these 6 quantities
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(a,b,c,alpha,beta,gamma) and the LAMMPS box sizes (lx,ly,lz) =
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(xhi-xlo,yhi-ylo,zhi-zlo) and tilt factors (xy,xz,yz) is as follows:
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</P>
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<CENTER><IMG SRC = "Eqs/box.jpg">
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</CENTER>
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length. However, <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix deform</A> can continuously strain
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a box by an arbitrary amount. As discussed in the <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix
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deform</A> command, when the tilt value reaches a limit,
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the box is re-shaped to the opposite limit which is an equivalent
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tiling of periodic space. The strain rate can then continue to change
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as before. In a long NEMD simulation these box re-shaping events may
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the box is flipped to the opposite limit which is an equivalent tiling
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of periodic space. The strain rate can then continue to change as
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before. In a long NEMD simulation these box re-shaping events may
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occur many times.
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</P>
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<P>In a NEMD simulation, the "remap" option of <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix
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By default, LAMMPS uses an orthogonal simulation box to encompass the
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particles. The "boundary"_boundary.html command sets the boundary
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conditions of the box (periodic, non-periodic, etc). The orthogonal
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conditions of the box (periodic, non-,periodic, etc). The orthogonal
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box has its "origin" at (xlo,ylo,zlo) and is defined by 3 edge vectors
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starting from the origin given by [a] = (xhi-xlo,0,0); [b] =
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(0,yhi-ylo,0); [c] = (0,0,zhi-zlo). The 6 parameters
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+(yhi-ylo)/2. Note that this is not a limitation, since if the
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maximum tilt factor is 5 (as in this example), then configurations
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with tilt = ..., -15, -5, 5, 15, 25, ... are geometrically all
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equivalent.
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equivalent. If the box tilt exceeds this limit during a dynamics run
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(e.g. via the "fix deform"_fix_deform.html command), then the box is
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"flipped" to an equivalent shape with a tilt factor within the bounds,
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so the run can continue. See the "fix deform"_fix_deform.html doc
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page for further details.
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The one exception to this rule is if the 1st dimension in the tilt
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factor (x for xy) is non-periodic. In that case, the limits on the
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tilt factor are not enforced, since flipping the box in that dimension
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does not change the atom positions due to non-periodicity. In this
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mode, if you tilt the system to extreme angles, the simulation will
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simply become inefficient, due to the highly skewed simulation box.
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Triclinic crystal structures are often defined using three lattice
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constants {a}, {b}, and {c}, and three angles {alpha}, {beta} and
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{gamma}. Note that in this nomenclature, the a, b, and c lattice constants
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are the scalar lengths of the edge vectors [a], [b], and [c] defined
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above. The
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relationship between these 6 quantities (a,b,c,alpha,beta,gamma) and
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the LAMMPS box sizes (lx,ly,lz) = (xhi-xlo,yhi-ylo,zhi-zlo) and tilt
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factors (xy,xz,yz) is as follows:
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{gamma}. Note that in this nomenclature, the a, b, and c lattice
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constants are the scalar lengths of the edge vectors [a], [b], and [c]
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defined above. The relationship between these 6 quantities
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(a,b,c,alpha,beta,gamma) and the LAMMPS box sizes (lx,ly,lz) =
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(xhi-xlo,yhi-ylo,zhi-zlo) and tilt factors (xy,xz,yz) is as follows:
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:c,image(Eqs/box.jpg)
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length. However, "fix deform"_fix_deform.html can continuously strain
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a box by an arbitrary amount. As discussed in the "fix
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deform"_fix_deform.html command, when the tilt value reaches a limit,
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the box is re-shaped to the opposite limit which is an equivalent
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tiling of periodic space. The strain rate can then continue to change
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as before. In a long NEMD simulation these box re-shaping events may
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the box is flipped to the opposite limit which is an equivalent tiling
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of periodic space. The strain rate can then continue to change as
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before. In a long NEMD simulation these box re-shaping events may
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occur many times.
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In a NEMD simulation, the "remap" option of "fix
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positioned at 50.0 or above, even if the maximum z-extent of all the
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atoms becomes less than 50.0.
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</P>
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<P>For triclinic (non-orthogonal) simulation boxes, if the 2nd dimension
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of a tilt factor (e.g. y for xy) is periodic, then the periodicity is
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enforced with the tilt factor offset. If the 1st dimension is
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shrink-wrapped, then the shrink wrapping is applied to the tilted box
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face, to encompass the atoms. E.g. for a positive xy tilt, the xlo
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and xhi faces of the box are planes tilting in the +y direction as y
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increases. These tilted planes are shrink-wrapped around the atoms to
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determine the x extent of the box.
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</P>
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<P>See <A HREF = "Section_howto.html#howto_12">Section_howto 12</A> of the doc pages
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for a geometric description of triclinic boxes, as defined by LAMMPS,
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and how to transform these parameters to and from other commonly used
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triclinic representations.
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</P>
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B>
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</P>
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<P>This command cannot be used after the simulation box is defined by a
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positioned at 50.0 or above, even if the maximum z-extent of all the
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atoms becomes less than 50.0.
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For triclinic (non-orthogonal) simulation boxes, if the 2nd dimension
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of a tilt factor (e.g. y for xy) is periodic, then the periodicity is
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enforced with the tilt factor offset. If the 1st dimension is
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shrink-wrapped, then the shrink wrapping is applied to the tilted box
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face, to encompass the atoms. E.g. for a positive xy tilt, the xlo
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and xhi faces of the box are planes tilting in the +y direction as y
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increases. These tilted planes are shrink-wrapped around the atoms to
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determine the x extent of the box.
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See "Section_howto 12"_Section_howto.html#howto_12 of the doc pages
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for a geometric description of triclinic boxes, as defined by LAMMPS,
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and how to transform these parameters to and from other commonly used
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triclinic representations.
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[Restrictions:]
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This command cannot be used after the simulation box is defined by a
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nvt/sllod</A> and <A HREF = "compute_temp_deform.html">compute
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temp/deform</A> commands for more details.
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</P>
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<P>Any parameter varied by this command must refer to a periodic
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dimension - see the <A HREF = "boundary.html">boundary</A> command. For parameters
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<I>xy</I>, <I>xz</I>, and <I>yz</I>, the 2nd dimension must be periodic, e.g. <I>y</I> for
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<I>xy</I>. Dimensions not varied by this command can be periodic or
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non-periodic. Dimensions corresponding to unspecified parameters can
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also be controlled by a <A HREF = "fix_nh.html">fix npt</A> or <A HREF = "fix_nh.html">fix nph</A>
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command.
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<P>For the <I>x</I>, <I>y</I>, <I>z</I> parameters, the associated dimension cannot be
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shrink-wrapped. For the <I>xy</I>, <I>yz</I>, <I>xz</I> parameters, the associated
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2nd dimension cannot be shrink-wrapped. Dimensions not varied by this
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command can be periodic or non-periodic. Dimensions corresponding to
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unspecified parameters can also be controlled by a <A HREF = "fix_nh.html">fix
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npt</A> or <A HREF = "fix_nh.html">fix nph</A> command.
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</P>
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<P>The size and shape of the simulation box at the beginning of the
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simulation run were either specified by the
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applied via the <I>xy</I>, <I>xz</I>, or <I>yz</I> parameters, the following
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algorithm is used. If <I>prd</I> is the associated parallel box length (10
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in the example above), then if the tilt factor exceeds the accepted
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range of -5 to 5 during the simulation, then the box is re-shaped to
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the other limit (an equivalent box) and the simulation continues.
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Thus for this example, if the initial xy tilt factor was 0.0 and "xy
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final 100.0" was specified, then during the simulation the xy tilt
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factor would increase from 0.0 to 5.0, the box would be re-shaped so
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that the tilt factor becomes -5.0, the tilt factor would increase from
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-5.0 to 5.0, the box would be re-shaped again, etc. The re-shaping
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would occur 10 times and the final tilt factor at the end of the
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simulation would be 0.0. During each re-shaping event, atoms are
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remapped into the new box in the appropriate manner.
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range of -5 to 5 during the simulation, then the box is flipped to the
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other limit (an equivalent box) and the simulation continues. Thus
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for this example, if the initial xy tilt factor was 0.0 and "xy final
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100.0" was specified, then during the simulation the xy tilt factor
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would increase from 0.0 to 5.0, the box would be flipped so that the
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tilt factor becomes -5.0, the tilt factor would increase from -5.0 to
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5.0, the box would be flipped again, etc. The flip occurs 10 times
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and the final tilt factor at the end of the simulation would be 0.0.
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During each flip event, atoms are remapped into the new box in the
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appropriate manner.
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</P>
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<P>The one exception to this rule is if the 1st dimension in the tilt
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factor (x for xy) is non-periodic. In that case, the limits on the
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tilt factor are not enforced, since flipping the box in that dimension
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does not change the atom positions due to non-periodicity. In this
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mode, if you tilt the system to extreme angles, the simulation will
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simply become inefficient due to the highly skewed simulation box.
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</P>
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<HR>
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</P>
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B>
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</P>
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<P>Any box dimension varied by this fix must be periodic.
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<P>You cannot apply x, y, or z deformations to a dimension that is
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shrink-wrapped via the <A HREF = "boundary.html">boundary</A> comamnd.
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</P>
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<P>You cannot apply xy, yz, or xz deformations to a 2nd dimension (y in
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xy) that is shrink-wrapped via the <A HREF = "boundary.html">boundary</A> comamnd.
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</P>
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<P><B>Related commands:</B>
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</P>
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nvt/sllod"_fix_nvt_sllod.html and "compute
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temp/deform"_compute_temp_deform.html commands for more details.
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Any parameter varied by this command must refer to a periodic
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dimension - see the "boundary"_boundary.html command. For parameters
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{xy}, {xz}, and {yz}, the 2nd dimension must be periodic, e.g. {y} for
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{xy}. Dimensions not varied by this command can be periodic or
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non-periodic. Dimensions corresponding to unspecified parameters can
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also be controlled by a "fix npt"_fix_nh.html or "fix nph"_fix_nh.html
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command.
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For the {x}, {y}, {z} parameters, the associated dimension cannot be
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shrink-wrapped. For the {xy}, {yz}, {xz} parameters, the associated
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2nd dimension cannot be shrink-wrapped. Dimensions not varied by this
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command can be periodic or non-periodic. Dimensions corresponding to
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unspecified parameters can also be controlled by a "fix
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npt"_fix_nh.html or "fix nph"_fix_nh.html command.
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The size and shape of the simulation box at the beginning of the
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simulation run were either specified by the
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applied via the {xy}, {xz}, or {yz} parameters, the following
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algorithm is used. If {prd} is the associated parallel box length (10
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in the example above), then if the tilt factor exceeds the accepted
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range of -5 to 5 during the simulation, then the box is re-shaped to
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the other limit (an equivalent box) and the simulation continues.
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Thus for this example, if the initial xy tilt factor was 0.0 and "xy
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final 100.0" was specified, then during the simulation the xy tilt
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factor would increase from 0.0 to 5.0, the box would be re-shaped so
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that the tilt factor becomes -5.0, the tilt factor would increase from
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-5.0 to 5.0, the box would be re-shaped again, etc. The re-shaping
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would occur 10 times and the final tilt factor at the end of the
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simulation would be 0.0. During each re-shaping event, atoms are
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remapped into the new box in the appropriate manner.
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range of -5 to 5 during the simulation, then the box is flipped to the
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other limit (an equivalent box) and the simulation continues. Thus
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for this example, if the initial xy tilt factor was 0.0 and "xy final
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100.0" was specified, then during the simulation the xy tilt factor
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would increase from 0.0 to 5.0, the box would be flipped so that the
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tilt factor becomes -5.0, the tilt factor would increase from -5.0 to
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5.0, the box would be flipped again, etc. The flip occurs 10 times
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and the final tilt factor at the end of the simulation would be 0.0.
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During each flip event, atoms are remapped into the new box in the
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appropriate manner.
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The one exception to this rule is if the 1st dimension in the tilt
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factor (x for xy) is non-periodic. In that case, the limits on the
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tilt factor are not enforced, since flipping the box in that dimension
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does not change the atom positions due to non-periodicity. In this
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mode, if you tilt the system to extreme angles, the simulation will
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simply become inefficient due to the highly skewed simulation box.
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:line
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[Restrictions:]
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Any box dimension varied by this fix must be periodic.
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You cannot apply x, y, or z deformations to a dimension that is
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shrink-wrapped via the "boundary"_boundary.html comamnd.
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You cannot apply xy, yz, or xz deformations to a 2nd dimension (y in
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xy) that is shrink-wrapped via the "boundary"_boundary.html comamnd.
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[Related commands:]
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</P>
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<P>The <I>scaleyz</I>, <I>scalexz</I>, and <I>scalexy</I> keywords control whether or
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not the corresponding tilt factors are scaled with the
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associated box dimensions
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when barostatting triclinic periodic cells.
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The default values <I>yes</I> will turn on scaling, which corresponds to
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adjusting the linear dimensions of the cell while preserving its shape.
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Choosing <I>no</I> ensures that the tilt factors are not scaled with the
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box dimensions. See below for restrictions and default values in different
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situations. In older versions of LAMMPS, scaling of tilt factors was not
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performed. The old behavior can be recovered by setting all three
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not the corresponding tilt factors are scaled with the associated box
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dimensions when barostatting triclinic periodic cells. The default
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values <I>yes</I> will turn on scaling, which corresponds to adjusting the
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linear dimensions of the cell while preserving its shape. Choosing
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<I>no</I> ensures that the tilt factors are not scaled with the box
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dimensions. See below for restrictions and default values in different
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situations. In older versions of LAMMPS, scaling of tilt factors was
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not performed. The old behavior can be recovered by setting all three
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scale keywords to <I>no</I>.
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<P>IMPORTANT NOTE: Using a barostat coupled to tilt dimensions <I>xy</I>,
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<I>xz</I>, <I>yz</I> can sometimes result in arbitrarily large values of the
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tilt dimensions, i.e. a dramatically deformed simulation box. LAMMPS
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allows the tilt factors to grow a little beyond the normal limit
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of half the box length (0.6 times the box length), and then performs
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allows the tilt factors to grow a little beyond the normal limit of
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half the box length (0.6 times the box length), and then performs
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flipping or re-shaping to an equivalent periodic cell. The re-shaping
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operation is described in more detail in the doc page for
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<A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix deform</A>. Both the barostat dynamics and
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the atom trajectories are unaffected by this operation. However,
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if a tilt factor is incremented by a large amount (1.5 times the
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box length) on a single timestep, LAMMPS can not accomodate
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this event and will terminate the simulation
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with an error. This error typically
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indicates that there is something badly wrong with how the simulation
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was constructed, such as specifying values of <I>Pstart</I> that are
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too far from the current stress value, or specifying a timestep that
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is too large. Triclinic barostatting should be used with
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care. This also is true for other barostat styles, although they tend
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to be more forgiving of insults. In particular, it is important to
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recognize that equilibrium liquids can not support a shear stress and
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that equilibrium solids can not support shear stresses that exceed the yield stress.
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operation is described in more detail in the doc page for <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix
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deform</A>. Both the barostat dynamics and the atom
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trajectories are unaffected by this operation. However, if a tilt
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factor is incremented by a large amount (1.5 times the box length) on
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a single timestep, LAMMPS can not accomodate this event and will
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terminate the simulation with an error. This error typically indicates
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that there is something badly wrong with how the simulation was
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constructed, such as specifying values of <I>Pstart</I> that are too far
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from the current stress value, or specifying a timestep that is too
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large. Triclinic barostatting should be used with care. This also is
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true for other barostat styles, although they tend to be more
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forgiving of insults. In particular, it is important to recognize that
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equilibrium liquids can not support a shear stress and that
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equilibrium solids can not support shear stresses that exceed the
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yield stress.
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</P>
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<P>IMPORTANT NOTE: Unlike the <A HREF = "fix_temp_berendsen.html">fix
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temp/berendsen</A> command which performs
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@ -493,14 +492,15 @@ space measure of the underlying non-Hamiltonian equations of motion.
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</P>
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B>
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</P>
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<P>Non-periodic dimensions cannot be barostatted. <I>Z</I>, <I>xz</I>, and <I>yz</I>,
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cannot be barostatted 2D simulations. <I>Xy</I>, <I>xz</I>, and <I>yz</I> can only
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be barostatted if the simulation domain is triclinic and the 2nd
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dimension in the keyword (<I>y</I> dimension in <I>xy</I>) is periodic. The
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<A HREF = "create_box.html">create_box</A>, <A HREF = "read_data.html">read data</A>, and
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<A HREF = "read_restart.html">read_restart</A> commands specify whether the
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simulation box is orthogonal or non-orthogonal (triclinic) and explain
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the meaning of the xy,xz,yz tilt factors.
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<P><I>X</I>, <I>y</I>, <I>z</I> cannot be barostatted if the associated dimension is not
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periodic. <I>Xy</I>, <I>xz</I>, and <I>yz</I> can only be barostatted if the
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simulation domain is triclinic and the 2nd dimension in the keyword
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(<I>y</I> dimension in <I>xy</I>) is periodic. <I>Z</I>, <I>xz</I>, and <I>yz</I>, cannot be
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barostatted for 2D simulations. The <A HREF = "create_box.html">create_box</A>,
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<A HREF = "read_data.html">read data</A>, and <A HREF = "read_restart.html">read_restart</A>
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commands specify whether the simulation box is orthogonal or
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non-orthogonal (triclinic) and explain the meaning of the xy,xz,yz
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tilt factors.
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</P>
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<P>For the <I>temp</I> keyword, the final Tstop cannot be 0.0 since it would
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make the external T = 0.0 at some timestep during the simulation which
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@ -266,15 +266,14 @@ means that every {nstep} timesteps, the reference dimensions are set
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to those of the current simulation domain.
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The {scaleyz}, {scalexz}, and {scalexy} keywords control whether or
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not the corresponding tilt factors are scaled with the
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associated box dimensions
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when barostatting triclinic periodic cells.
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The default values {yes} will turn on scaling, which corresponds to
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||||
adjusting the linear dimensions of the cell while preserving its shape.
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Choosing {no} ensures that the tilt factors are not scaled with the
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box dimensions. See below for restrictions and default values in different
|
||||
situations. In older versions of LAMMPS, scaling of tilt factors was not
|
||||
performed. The old behavior can be recovered by setting all three
|
||||
not the corresponding tilt factors are scaled with the associated box
|
||||
dimensions when barostatting triclinic periodic cells. The default
|
||||
values {yes} will turn on scaling, which corresponds to adjusting the
|
||||
linear dimensions of the cell while preserving its shape. Choosing
|
||||
{no} ensures that the tilt factors are not scaled with the box
|
||||
dimensions. See below for restrictions and default values in different
|
||||
situations. In older versions of LAMMPS, scaling of tilt factors was
|
||||
not performed. The old behavior can be recovered by setting all three
|
||||
scale keywords to {no}.
|
||||
|
||||
:line
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@ -282,24 +281,24 @@ scale keywords to {no}.
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|||
IMPORTANT NOTE: Using a barostat coupled to tilt dimensions {xy},
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{xz}, {yz} can sometimes result in arbitrarily large values of the
|
||||
tilt dimensions, i.e. a dramatically deformed simulation box. LAMMPS
|
||||
allows the tilt factors to grow a little beyond the normal limit
|
||||
of half the box length (0.6 times the box length), and then performs
|
||||
allows the tilt factors to grow a little beyond the normal limit of
|
||||
half the box length (0.6 times the box length), and then performs
|
||||
flipping or re-shaping to an equivalent periodic cell. The re-shaping
|
||||
operation is described in more detail in the doc page for
|
||||
"fix deform"_fix_deform.html. Both the barostat dynamics and
|
||||
the atom trajectories are unaffected by this operation. However,
|
||||
if a tilt factor is incremented by a large amount (1.5 times the
|
||||
box length) on a single timestep, LAMMPS can not accomodate
|
||||
this event and will terminate the simulation
|
||||
with an error. This error typically
|
||||
indicates that there is something badly wrong with how the simulation
|
||||
was constructed, such as specifying values of {Pstart} that are
|
||||
too far from the current stress value, or specifying a timestep that
|
||||
is too large. Triclinic barostatting should be used with
|
||||
care. This also is true for other barostat styles, although they tend
|
||||
to be more forgiving of insults. In particular, it is important to
|
||||
recognize that equilibrium liquids can not support a shear stress and
|
||||
that equilibrium solids can not support shear stresses that exceed the yield stress.
|
||||
operation is described in more detail in the doc page for "fix
|
||||
deform"_fix_deform.html. Both the barostat dynamics and the atom
|
||||
trajectories are unaffected by this operation. However, if a tilt
|
||||
factor is incremented by a large amount (1.5 times the box length) on
|
||||
a single timestep, LAMMPS can not accomodate this event and will
|
||||
terminate the simulation with an error. This error typically indicates
|
||||
that there is something badly wrong with how the simulation was
|
||||
constructed, such as specifying values of {Pstart} that are too far
|
||||
from the current stress value, or specifying a timestep that is too
|
||||
large. Triclinic barostatting should be used with care. This also is
|
||||
true for other barostat styles, although they tend to be more
|
||||
forgiving of insults. In particular, it is important to recognize that
|
||||
equilibrium liquids can not support a shear stress and that
|
||||
equilibrium solids can not support shear stresses that exceed the
|
||||
yield stress.
|
||||
|
||||
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unlike the "fix
|
||||
temp/berendsen"_fix_temp_berendsen.html command which performs
|
||||
|
@ -483,14 +482,15 @@ space measure of the underlying non-Hamiltonian equations of motion.
|
|||
|
||||
[Restrictions:]
|
||||
|
||||
Non-periodic dimensions cannot be barostatted. {Z}, {xz}, and {yz},
|
||||
cannot be barostatted 2D simulations. {Xy}, {xz}, and {yz} can only
|
||||
be barostatted if the simulation domain is triclinic and the 2nd
|
||||
dimension in the keyword ({y} dimension in {xy}) is periodic. The
|
||||
"create_box"_create_box.html, "read data"_read_data.html, and
|
||||
"read_restart"_read_restart.html commands specify whether the
|
||||
simulation box is orthogonal or non-orthogonal (triclinic) and explain
|
||||
the meaning of the xy,xz,yz tilt factors.
|
||||
{X}, {y}, {z} cannot be barostatted if the associated dimension is not
|
||||
periodic. {Xy}, {xz}, and {yz} can only be barostatted if the
|
||||
simulation domain is triclinic and the 2nd dimension in the keyword
|
||||
({y} dimension in {xy}) is periodic. {Z}, {xz}, and {yz}, cannot be
|
||||
barostatted for 2D simulations. The "create_box"_create_box.html,
|
||||
"read data"_read_data.html, and "read_restart"_read_restart.html
|
||||
commands specify whether the simulation box is orthogonal or
|
||||
non-orthogonal (triclinic) and explain the meaning of the xy,xz,yz
|
||||
tilt factors.
|
||||
|
||||
For the {temp} keyword, the final Tstop cannot be 0.0 since it would
|
||||
make the external T = 0.0 at some timestep during the simulation which
|
||||
|
|
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