Gromacs

Langevin Dynamics

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    1. 1. Warning

    Velocity Langevin dynamics (or stochastic dynamics) adds a friction and a noise term to Newton's equations of motion.  Langevin dynamics simulations are invoked by setting the ld integrator in the .mdp file.

     

    Warning

    Note that Langevin dynamics is not a magic option that allows the solvent to be replaced by a vacuum. Since it adds friction and noise it only influences the dynamics, not distributions. A high friction value may mimic the friction of water, however it does nothing to the potentials. Using Langevin dynamics without water is just a vacuum simulation.

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