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<H3>min_modify command
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<PRE>min_modify keyword values ...
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<UL><LI>one or more keyword/value pairs may be listed
keyword = <I>dmax</I>
<I>dmax</I> value = max
max = maximum distance for line search to move (distance units)
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
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<PRE>min_modify dmax 0.2
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<P><B>Description:</B>
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<P>This command sets parameters that affect the energy minimization
algorithms. The various settings may effect the convergence rate and
overall number of force evaluations required by a minimization, so
users can experiment with these parameters to tune their
minimizations.
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<P>The minimization algorithms have an outer iteration (conjugate
gradient or steepest descent) and an inner iteration which is steps
along a one-dimensional line search in a particular search direction.
The <I>dmax</I> parameter is how far any atom can move in a single line
search in any dimension (x, y, or z). Thus a value of 0.1 in real
distance units means no atom will move further than 0.1 Angstroms in a
single outer iteration. This is typically set to avoid the
possibility than one atom will be moved through another due to strong
overlapping forces.
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B> none
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<P><B>Related commands:</B>
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<P><A HREF = "min_style.html">min_style</A>, <A HREF = "minimize.html">minimize</A>
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<P><B>Default:</B>
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<P>The option defaults are dmax = 0.1.
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