BrownianIntegrator

class OpenMM::BrownianIntegrator

This is an Integrator which simulates a System using Brownian dynamics.

Methods

BrownianIntegrator	Create a BrownianIntegrator.
getTemperature	Get the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin).
setTemperature	Set the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin).
getFriction	Get the friction coefficient which determines how strongly the system is coupled to the heat bath (in inverse ps).
setFriction	Set the friction coefficient which determines how strongly the system is coupled to the heat bath (in inverse ps).
getRandomNumberSeed	Get the random number seed.
setRandomNumberSeed	Set the random number seed.
step	Advance a simulation through time by taking a series of time steps.

BrownianIntegrator(double temperature, double frictionCoeff, double stepSize)

Create a BrownianIntegrator().

Parameters:

• temperature – the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin)
• frictionCoeff – the friction coefficient which couples the system to the heat bath, measured in 1/ps
• stepSize – the step size with which to integrate the system (in picoseconds)

double getTemperature() const

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

Returns:the temperature of the heat bath (in Kelvin).

void setTemperature(double temp)

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

Parameters:

• temp – the temperature of the heat bath, measured in Kelvin.

double getFriction() const

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

Returns:the friction coefficient, measured in 1/ps

void setFriction(double coeff)

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

Parameters:

• coeff – the friction coefficient, measured in 1/ps

int getRandomNumberSeed() const

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

void setRandomNumberSeed(int 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.

void step(int steps)

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

Parameters:

• steps – the number of time steps to take