[gmx-users] Units for electrical-field-x parameters

[Prithwish Nandi]

Hi,
What are the units of the four parameters for the electric-field-x, electric-field-y, and electric-field-z parameters in Gromacs?

i.e. units for E0, omega, t0 and sigma ?

Let us discuss with an example, for example, an alternating field with 0.2V/nm, 100 GHz. What would be the values and units of the above parameters for this particular field?

Is E0 = Sqrt(2) * 0.2 V/nm ?  (i.e. r.m.s value?)
    t0 = 0
    Sigma = 0
    Omega  = 2*pi*nu = 2*pi*100 GHz =  2*pi/t = 2*pi/10 (rad/ps) = 0.628 rad/ps.  (t=1/nu = 1000/100 = 10 ps for nu = 100 GHz)



Is the above calculations correct? 

Best,
PKN



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