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<H3>fix adapt command
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<PRE>fix ID group-ID adapt N keyword values ...
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<UL><LI>ID, group-ID are documented in <A HREF = "fix.html">fix</A> command
<LI>adapt = style name of this fix command
<LI>N = adapt simulation settings every this many timesteps
<LI>one or more keyword/value pairs may be appended
<LI>keyword = <I>pair</I> or <I>atom</I>
<PRE> <I>pair</I> args = pstyle pparam I J v_name
pstyle = pair style name, e.g. lj/cut
pparam = parameter to adapt over time
I,J = type pair(s) to set parameter for
v_name = variable with name that calculates value of pparam
<I>atom</I> args = aparam v_name
aparam = parameter to adapt over time
v_name = variable with name that calculates value of aparam
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
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<PRE>fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a 1 1 v_prefactor
fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a 2* 3 v_prefactor
fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * v_prefactor soft a 3 3 v_prefactor2
fix 1 all adapt 10 atom diameter v_size
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<P><B>Description:</B>
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<P>Change or adapt one or more specific simulation settings over time as
a simulation runs. Pair potential and atom attribute parameters which
can be varied by this fix are discussed below. Many other fixes can
also be used to time-vary simulation parameters, e.g. the "fix deform"
command will change the simulation box size/shape and the "fix move"
command will change atom positions and velocities in prescribed
manners.
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<P>IMPORTANT NOTE: Any settings changed by fix adapt are not reset to
their original values at the end of a simulation. They remain changed
to the final values they were set to at the end of the run.
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<P>The <I>pair</I> keyword enables various parameters of potentials defined by
the <A HREF = "pair_style.html">pair_style</A> command to be changed, if the pair
style supports it. The <I>pstyle</I> argument is the name of the pair
style. If <A HREF = "pair_hybrid.html">pair_style hybrid or hybrid/overlay</A> is
used, <I>pstyle</I> should be a sub-style name. For example, <I>pstyle</I>
could be specified as "soft" or "lubricate". The <I>pparam</I> argument is
the name of the parameter to change. This is the current list of pair
styles and parameters that can be varied by this fix. See the doc
pages for individual pair styles for the meaning of these parameters.
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<DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE BORDER=1 >
<TR><TD ><A HREF = "pair_soft.html">soft</A></TD><TD > a</TD><TD > global</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ><A HREF = "pair_lubricate.html">lubricate</A></TD><TD > mu</TD><TD > type pairs
</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
<P>Some parameters are global settings for the pair style, e.g. the
viscosity setting "mu" for <A HREF = "pair_lubricate.html">pair_style lubricate</A>.
Other parameters apply to pairs of atom types within the pair style,
e.g. the prefactor "a" for <A HREF = "pair_soft.html">pair_style soft</A>. If a
type pair parameter is specified, the <I>I</I> and <I>J</I> settings should be
specified to indicate which pair(s) to apply it to. Note that in all
cases, the <A HREF = "pair_style.html">pair_style</A> and
<A HREF = "pair_coeff.html">pair_coeff</A> commands must be used in the usual manner
to specify these parameters initially; the fix adapt command simply
overrides the parameters.
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<P>Similar to the <A HREF = "pair_coeff.html">pair_coeff command</A>, I and J can be
specified in one of two ways. Explicit numeric values can be used for
each, as in the 1st example above. I <= J is required. LAMMPS sets
the coefficients for the symmetric J,I interaction to the same values.
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<P>A wild-card asterisk can be used in place of or in conjunction with
the I,J arguments to set the coefficients for multiple pairs of atom
types. This takes the form "*" or "*n" or "n*" or "m*n". If N = the
number of atom types, then an asterisk with no numeric values means
all types from 1 to N. A leading asterisk means all types from 1 to n
(inclusive). A trailing asterisk means all types from n to N
(inclusive). A middle asterisk means all types from m to n
(inclusive). Note that only type pairs with I <= J are considered; if
asterisks imply type pairs where J < I, they are ignored.
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<P>If a global parameter is specified, the <I>I</I> and <I>J</I> settings still
need to be specified, but are ignored.
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<P>The <I>v_name</I> argument for keyword <I>pair</I> is the name of an
<A HREF = "variable.html">equal-style variable</A> which will be evaluated each time
this fix is invoked to set the parameter to a new value. It should be
specified as v_name, where name is the variable name. Equal-style
variables can specify formulas with various mathematical functions,
and include <A HREF = "thermo_style.html">thermo_style</A> command keywords for the
simulation box parameters and timestep and elapsed time. Thus it is
easy to specify parameters that change as a function of time or span
consecutive runs in a continuous fashion. For the latter, see the
<I>start</I> and <I>stop</I> keywords of the <A HREF = "run.html">run</A> command and the
<I>elaplong</I> keyword of <A HREF = "thermo_style.html">thermo_style custom</A> for
details.
</P>
<P>For example, these commands would change the prefactor coefficient of
the <A HREF = "pair_soft.html">pair_style soft</A> potential from 10.0 to 30.0 in a
linear fashion over the course of a simulation:
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<PRE>variable prefactor equal ramp(10,30)
fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * v_prefactor
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<P>The <I>atom</I> keyword enables various atom properties to be changed. The
<I>aparam</I> argument is the name of the parameter to change. This is the
current list of atom parameters that can be varied by this fix:
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<UL><LI>diameter = diameter of particle
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<P>The <I>v_name</I> argument of the <I>atom</I> keyword is the name of an
<A HREF = "variable.html">equal-style variable</A> which will be evaluated each time
this fix is invoked to set the parameter to a new value. It should be
specified as v_name, where name is the variable name. See the
discussion above describing the formulas associated with equal-style
variables. The new value is assigned to the corresponding attribute
for all atoms in the fix group.
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<P>If the atom parameter is <I>diameter</I> and per-atom density and per-atom
mass are defined for particles (e.g. <A HREF = "atom_style.html">atom_style
granular</A>), then the mass of each particle is also
changed when the diameter changes (density is assumed to stay
constant).
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<P>For example, these commands would shrink the diameter of all granular
particles in the "center" group from 1.0 to 0.1 in a linear fashion
over the course of a 1000-step simulation:
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<PRE>variable size equal ramp(1.0,0.1)
fix 1 center adapt 10 atom diameter v_size
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<P><B>Restart, fix_modify, output, run start/stop, minimize info:</B>
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<P>No information about this fix is written to <A HREF = "restart.html">binary restart
files</A>. None of the <A HREF = "fix_modify.html">fix_modify</A> options
are relevant to this fix. No global or per-atom quantities are stored
by this fix for access by various <A HREF = "Section_howto.html#4_15">output
commands</A>. No parameter of this fix can be
used with the <I>start/stop</I> keywords of the <A HREF = "run.html">run</A> command.
This fix is not invoked during <A HREF = "minimize.html">energy minimization</A>.
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B> none
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<P><B>Related commands:</B> none
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<P><B>Default:</B> none
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