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On 23/03/2011 3:39 PM, Elisabeth wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTiksd3bUtCr8V6WYRxGWpyZkNAmx+2ouBcXCiQaT@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Thanks Mark for the hints. I am using a pre
equilibrated box for both runs. Can you again explain how Can I
interpret this from fluctuations from two runs? Below is the
resutls from two versions: Thanks!<br>
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IIRC the contents of the .edr file didn't change across these
versions, but the reporting of computed quantities did, so I'd make
my life simpler and use only the 4.5.3 g_energy.<br>
<br>
Both simulations have a much higher value for the root-mean-squared
deviation from the average (i.e. standard deviation) than for the
average. So that means your data set looks something like "10000 20
6543 200 23444 23434 15 500 3444". Look at the .xvg file that is
produced. You need a heck of a lot of such data to have confidence
that your sample average reflects the true average. If you haven't
got that pile of data, then you haven't observed the average with
any confidence. This is normal for quantities computed from
fluctuations in atomic positions. They're macroscopic quantities,
and have to be observed over a lot of microscopic configurations.<br>
<br>
Be sure to check visually that your system is doing what you hope it
is doing.<br>
<br>
Mark<br>
<br>
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cite="mid:AANLkTiksd3bUtCr8V6WYRxGWpyZkNAmx+2ouBcXCiQaT@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><br>
4.0.7<br>
<br>
Statistics over 733801 steps [ 0.0000 thru 1467.6001 ps ], 1 data
sets<br>
All averages are exact over 733801 steps<br>
<br>
Energy Average RMSD Fluct.
Drift Tot-Drift<br>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
#Surf*SurfTen 203.778 3623.99 3623.98
-0.00203751 -2.99026<br>
<br>
<br>
Statistics over 483401 steps [ 500.0000 thru 1466.8000 ps ], 1
data sets<br>
All averages are exact over 483401 steps<br>
<br>
Energy Average RMSD Fluct.
Drift Tot-Drift<br>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
#Surf*SurfTen 203.129 3612.58 3612.28
0.168686 163.086<br>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
4.5.3<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Statistics over 732501 steps [ 1.0000 through 1466.0000 ps ], 1
data sets<br>
All statistics are over 73251 points<br>
<br>
Energy Average Err.Est. RMSD
Tot-Drift<br>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
#Surf*SurfTen 2374.49 570 21081.3
-3251.38 (bar nm)<br>
<br>
Statistics over 384501 steps [ 1000.0000 through 1769.0000 ps ], 1
data sets<br>
All statistics are over 38451 points<br>
<br>
Energy Average Err.Est. RMSD
Tot-Drift<br>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
#Surf*SurfTen 2610.25 1000 21109.9
4638.38 (bar nm)<br>
<br>
Statistics over 483001 steps [ 500.0000 through 1466.0000 ps ], 1
data sets<br>
All statistics are over 48301 points<br>
<br>
Energy Average Err.Est. RMSD
Tot-Drift<br>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
#Surf*SurfTen 1645.07 390 20288.3
-174.289 (bar nm)<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 22 March 2011 23:56, Mark Abraham <span
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 22 March 2011 22:46, Justin
A. Lemkul <span dir="ltr"><<a
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Elisabeth wrote:
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On 22 March 2011 22:31, Justin A. Lemkul <<a
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Elisabeth wrote:<br>
<br>
Hello,<br>
I did two simulations on the same system
using versions 4.0.7<br>
and 4.5.3. It seems like the unit of
surface tension is not the<br>
same in these versions because I am
getting ~250 KJ/mol an in<br>
4.0.7 and ~ 5000bar nm in 4.5.3?! How
KJ/mol can be converted<br>
into bar nm? Can anyone help please.<br>
<br>
<br>
Is this from g_energy output? In past
versions, everything was<br>
printed as "kJ/mol," even quantities that
obviously weren't, like<br>
temperature, pressure, etc.<br>
<br>
<br>
Yes, so why are the results so different. I am
using exactly the same mdp file.! <br>
<br>
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Any pressure-related quantity is going to be subject
to enormous fluctuations. This has been discussed
within the last few days. Without seeing the .mdp
file and a description of the system, it's hard for
anyone to comment on what the results might mean.<br>
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Thanks. I am working on a pure alkane system, in a
box of 3X3X3 which is extended in Z to create
liq/air interface. That is 3X3X6 . What could be
reason for such a big difference in results from two
version? Thanks alot! </div>
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Look at the size of the fluctuations printed by g_energy. If
they're comparable or larger than your differences, then you
are not observing a statistically significant difference. Over
just 2ns of a small system, that's likely to be the case.
Damping such fluctuations requires large simulations or long
times or both.<br>
<br>
You are also generating velocities at the start of this run,
so probably you are including spurious measurements on
non-equilibrated configurations in your statistics. If you'd
thought to tell us your command lines, I wouldn't be guessing
:-) You can fix this with g_energy -b, but really you should
separate your equilibration from your production run, even if
you don't really need to, so that all your workflows have
similar properties. Then when you come back to repeat some
analysis in a month's time, you don't have to remember to
ignore the first 1ns of this simulation...<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Mark</font>
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integrator = md <br>
dt = 0.002 <br>
nsteps = 1000000 <br>
<br>
nstenergy = 100 <br>
nstxout = 100 <br>
nstlist = 10 <br>
ns_type = grid <br>
coulombtype = PME <br>
vdw-type = Shift <br>
rcoulomb-switch = 0 <br>
rvdw-switch = 0 <br>
rlist = 1.1 <br>
rcoulomb = 1.1 <br>
rvdw = 1.0 <br>
<br>
fourierspacing = 0.12 <br>
fourier_nx = 0<br>
fourier_ny = 0<br>
fourier_nz = 0<br>
pme_order = 4 <br>
ewald_rtol = 1e-5<br>
;optimize_fft = yes<br>
<br>
Tcoupl = v-rescale <br>
tc-grps = System <br>
tau_t = 0.1 <br>
ref_t = 300 <br>
<br>
pbc = xyz <br>
<br>
gen_vel = yes <br>
gen_temp = 300.0 <br>
gen_seed = 173529 <br>
<br>
constraints = all-bonds <br>
constraint-algorithm = lincs<br>
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