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RPMDIntegrator Class Reference

This is an Integrator which simulates a System using ring polymer molecular dynamics (RPMD). More...

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Public Member Functions

def getNumCopies
 getNumCopies(self) -> int
def getTemperature
 getTemperature(self) -> double
def setTemperature
 Set the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin).
def getFriction
 getFriction(self) -> double
def setFriction
 Set the friction coefficient which determines how strongly the system is coupled to the heat bath (in inverse ps).
def getApplyThermostat
 getApplyThermostat(self) -> bool
def setApplyThermostat
 Set whether a thermostat is applied to the system.
def getRandomNumberSeed
 getRandomNumberSeed(self) -> int
def setRandomNumberSeed
 Set the random number seed.
def getContractions
 getContractions(self) -> mapii
def setPositions
 Set the positions of all particles in one copy of the system.
def setVelocities
 Get the velocities of all particles in one copy of the system.
def getTotalEnergy
 getTotalEnergy(self) -> double
def step
 Advance a simulation through time by taking a series of time steps.
def getState
 Get a State object recording the current state information about one copy of the system.
def __init__
 __init__(self, numCopies, temperature, frictionCoeff, stepSize) -> RPMDIntegrator __init__(self, numCopies, temperature, frictionCoeff, stepSize, contractions) -> RPMDIntegrator __init__(self, other) -> RPMDIntegrator

Public Attributes

 this

Static Public Attributes

tuple groups_mask = int(groups)
tuple state

Detailed Description

This is an Integrator which simulates a System using ring polymer molecular dynamics (RPMD).

It simulates many copies of the System, with successive copies connected by harmonic springs to form a ring. This allows certain quantum mechanical effects to be efficiently simulated.

By default this Integrator applies a PILE thermostat to the system to simulate constant temperature dynamics. You can disable the thermostat by calling setApplyThermostat(false).

Because this Integrator simulates many copies of the System at once, it must be used differently from other Integrators. Instead of setting positions and velocities by calling methods of the Context, you should use the corresponding methods of the Integrator to set them for specific copies of the System. Similarly, you should retrieve state information for particular copies by calling getState() on the Integrator. Do not query the Context for state information.

You can optionally specify a set of "ring polymer contractions", by which different force groups are evaluated on different numbers of copies, instead of computing every force on every copy. This can be much more efficient, since different forces may vary widely in how many times they must be evaluated to produce sufficient accuracy. For example, you might simulate a 32 copy ring polymer and evaluate bonded forces on every copy, but contract it down to only 6 copies for computing nonbonded interactions, and down to only a single copy (the centroid) for computing the reciprocal space part of PME.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

def __init__ (   self,
  args 
)

__init__(self, numCopies, temperature, frictionCoeff, stepSize) -> RPMDIntegrator __init__(self, numCopies, temperature, frictionCoeff, stepSize, contractions) -> RPMDIntegrator __init__(self, other) -> RPMDIntegrator

Create a RPMDIntegrator.

Parameters:
numCopies(int) the number of copies of the system that should be simulated
temperature(double) the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin)
frictionCoeff(double) the friction coefficient which couples the system to the heat bath (in inverse picoseconds)
stepSize(double) the step size with which to integrator the system (in picoseconds)
contractions(map< int, int >) the ring polymer contractions to use for evaluating different force groups. Each key in the map is the index of a force group, and the corresponding value is the number of copies to evaluate that force group on. If no entry is provided for a force group (the default), it is evaluated independently on every copy.

Member Function Documentation

def getApplyThermostat (   self)

getApplyThermostat(self) -> bool

Get whether a thermostat is applied to the system.

def getContractions (   self)

getContractions(self) -> mapii

Get the ring polymer contractions to use for evaluating different force groups. Each key in the map is the index of a force group, and the corresponding value is the number of copies to evaluate that force group on. If no entry is provided for a force group, it is evaluated independently on every copy.

def getFriction (   self)

getFriction(self) -> double

Get the friction coefficient which determines how strongly the system is coupled to the heat bath (in inverse ps).

Returns:
(double) the friction coefficient, measured in 1/ps
def getNumCopies (   self)

getNumCopies(self) -> int

Get the number of copies of the system being simulated.

def getRandomNumberSeed (   self)

getRandomNumberSeed(self) -> int

Get the random number seed. See setRandomNumberSeed() for details.

def getState (   self,
  copy,
  getPositions = False,
  getVelocities = False,
  getForces = False,
  getEnergy = False,
  getParameters = False,
  enforcePeriodicBox = False,
  groups = -1 
)

Get a State object recording the current state information about one copy of the system.

Parameters:
copy(int) the index of the copy for which to retrieve state information
getPositions(bool=False) whether to store particle positions in the State
getVelocities(bool=False) whether to store particle velocities in the State
getForces(bool=False) whether to store the forces acting on particles in the State
getEnergy(bool=False) whether to store potential and kinetic energy in the State
getParameter(bool=False) whether to store context parameters in the State
enforcePeriodicBox(bool=False) if false, the position of each particle will be whatever position is stored in the Context, regardless of periodic boundary conditions. If true, particle positions will be translated so the center of every molecule lies in the same periodic box.
groups(set={0,1,2,...,31}) a set of indices for which force groups to include when computing forces and energies. The default value includes all groups. groups can also be passed as an unsigned integer interpreted as a bitmask, in which case group i will be included if (groups&(1<<i)) != 0.
def getTemperature (   self)

getTemperature(self) -> double

Get the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin).

Returns:
(double) the temperature of the heat bath, measured in Kelvin
def getTotalEnergy (   self)

getTotalEnergy(self) -> double

Get the total energy of the ring polymer. This includes the potential and kinetic energies of all copies, plus the potential energy of the harmonic springs that link copies together.

def setApplyThermostat (   self,
  apply 
)

Set whether a thermostat is applied to the system.

def setFriction (   self,
  coeff 
)

Set the friction coefficient which determines how strongly the system is coupled to the heat bath (in inverse ps).

Parameters:
coeff(double) the friction coefficient, measured in 1/ps
def setPositions (   self,
  copy,
  positions 
)

Set the positions of all particles in one copy of the system.

Parameters:
copy(int) the index of the copy for which to set positions
positions(vector< Vec3 >) the positions of all particles in the system
def setRandomNumberSeed (   self,
  seed 
)

Set the random number seed.

The precise meaning of this parameter is undefined, and is left up to each Platform to interpret in an appropriate way. It is guaranteed that if two simulations are run with different random number seeds, the sequence of random forces will be different. On the other hand, no guarantees are made about the behavior of simulations that use the same seed. In particular, Platforms are permitted to use non-deterministic algorithms which produce different results on successive runs, even if those runs were initialized identically.

If seed is set to 0 (which is the default value assigned), a unique seed is chosen when a Context is created from this Force. This is done to ensure that each Context receives unique random seeds without you needing to set them explicitly.

def setTemperature (   self,
  temp 
)

Set the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin).

Parameters:
temp(double) the temperature of the heat bath, measured in Kelvin
def setVelocities (   self,
  copy,
  velocities 
)

Get the velocities of all particles in one copy of the system.

Parameters:
copy(int) the index of the copy for which to set velocities
velocities(vector< Vec3 >) the velocities of all particles in the system
def step (   self,
  steps 
)

Advance a simulation through time by taking a series of time steps.

Parameters:
steps(int) the number of time steps to take

Reimplemented from Integrator.


Member Data Documentation

tuple groups_mask = int(groups) [static]
tuple state [static]
Initial value:
State(simTime=simTime,
                      energy=energy,
                      coordList=coordList,
                      velList=velList,
                      forceList=forceList,
                      periodicBoxVectorsList=periodicBoxVectorsList,
                      paramMap=paramMap)

Reimplemented from Integrator.


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