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2 < \section{The Emperical Energy Functions}
2 > \section{\label{sec:empericalEnergy}The Emperical Energy Functions}
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4 < \subsection{Atoms and Molecules}
4 > \subsection{\label{sec:atomsMolecules}Atoms and Molecules}
5  
6   The basic unit of an {\sc oopse} simulation is the atom. The parameters
7   describing the atom are generalized to make the atom as flexible a
# Line 17 | Line 17 | and torsions).
17   identities of all the atoms associated with itself and is responsible
18   for the evaluation of its own bonded interaction (i.e.~bonds, bends,
19   and torsions).
20 +
21 + \subsection{\label{sec:DUFF}Dipolar Unified-Atom Force Field}
22 +
23 + The \underline{D}ipolar \underline{U}nified-Atom
24 + \underline{F}orce \underline{F}ield ({\sc duff}) was developed to
25 + simulate lipid bilayers. We needed a model capable of forming
26 + bilayers, while still being sufficiently computationally efficient to
27 + allow simulations of large systems ($\approx$100's of phospholipids,
28 + $\approx$1000's of waters) for long times ($\approx$10's of
29 + nanoseconds).
30 +
31 + With this goal in mind, we have eliminated all point charges. Charge
32 + distributions were replaced with dipoles, and charge-neutral
33 + distributions were reduced to Lennard-Jones interaction sites. This
34 + simplification cuts the length scale of long range interactions from
35 + $\frac{1}{r}$ to $\frac{1}{r^3}$, allowing us to avoid the
36 + computationally expensive Ewald-Sum. Instead, we can use
37 + neighbor-lists and cutoff radii for the dipolar interactions.
38 +
39 + As an example, lipid head groups in {\sc duff} are represented as point
40 + dipole interaction sites.PC and PE Lipid head groups are typically
41 + zwitterionic in nature, with charges separated by as much as
42 + 6~$\mbox{\AA}$. By placing a dipole of 20.6~Debye at the head group
43 + center of mass, our model mimics the head group of PC.\cite{Cevc87}
44 + Additionally, a Lennard-Jones site is located at the
45 + pseudoatom's center of mass. The model is illustrated by the dark grey
46 + atom in Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}.
47 +
48 + \begin{figure}
49 + \epsfxsize=6in
50 + \epsfbox{lipidModel.epsi}
51 + \caption{A representation of the lipid model. $\phi$ is the torsion angle, $\theta$ %
52 + is the bend angle, $\mu$ is the dipole moment of the head group, and n is the chain length.}
53 + \label{fig:lipidModel}
54 + \end{figure}
55 +
56 + The water model we use to complement the dipoles of the lipids is
57 + the soft sticky dipole (SSD) model of Ichiye \emph{et
58 + al.}\cite{liu96:new_model} This model is discussed in greater detail
59 + in Sec.~\ref{sec:SSD}. In all cases we reduce water to a single
60 + Lennard-Jones interaction site. The site also contains a dipole to
61 + mimic the partial charges on the hydrogens and the oxygen. However,
62 + what makes the SSD model unique is the inclusion of a tetrahedral
63 + short range potential to recover the hydrogen bonding of water, an
64 + important factor when modeling bilayers, as it has been shown that
65 + hydrogen bond network formation is a leading contribution to the
66 + entropic driving force towards lipid bilayer formation.\cite{Cevc87}
67 +
68 +
69 + Turning to the tails of the phospholipids, we have used a set of
70 + scalable parameters to model the alkyl groups with Lennard-Jones
71 + sites. For this, we have used the TraPPE force field of Siepmann
72 + \emph{et al}.\cite{Siepmann1998} TraPPE is a unified-atom
73 + representation of n-alkanes, which is parametrized against phase
74 + equilibria using Gibbs Monte Carlo simulation
75 + techniques.\cite{Siepmann1998} One of the advantages of TraPPE is that
76 + it generalizes the types of atoms in an alkyl chain to keep the number
77 + of pseudoatoms to a minimum; the parameters for an atom such as
78 + $\text{CH}_2$ do not change depending on what species are bonded to
79 + it.
80 +
81 + TraPPE also constrains of all bonds to be of fixed length. Typically,
82 + bond vibrations are the fastest motions in a molecular dynamic
83 + simulation. Small time steps between force evaluations must be used to
84 + ensure adequate sampling of the bond potential conservation of
85 + energy. By constraining the bond lengths, larger time steps may be
86 + used when integrating the equations of motion.
87 +
88 +
89 + \subsubsection{\label{subSec:energyFunctions}{\sc duff} Energy Functions}
90 +
91 + The total energy of function in {\sc duff} is given by the following:
92 + \begin{equation}
93 + V_{\text{Total}} = \sum^{N}_{I=1} V^{I}_{\text{Internal}}
94 +        + \sum^{N}_{I=1} \sum^{N}_{J=1} V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}}
95 + \label{eq:totalPotential}
96 + \end{equation}
97 + Where $V^{I}_{\text{Internal}}$ is the internal potential of a molecule:
98 + \begin{equation}
99 + V^{I}_{\text{Internal}} =
100 +        \sum_{\theta_{ijk} \in I} V_{\text{bend}}(\theta_{ijk})
101 +        + \sum_{\phi_{ijkl} \in I} V_{\text{torsion}}(\theta_{ijkl})
102 +        + \sum_{i \in I} \sum_{(j>i+4) \in I}
103 +        \biggl[ V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) +  V_{\text{dipole}}
104 +        (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j})
105 +        \biggr]
106 + \label{eq:internalPotential}
107 + \end{equation}
108 + Here $V_{\text{bend}}$ is the bend potential for all 1, 3 bonded pairs
109 + within in the molecule. $V_{\text{torsion}}$ is the torsion The
110 + pairwise portions of the internal potential are excluded for pairs
111 + that ar closer than three bonds, i.e.~atom pairs farther away than a
112 + torsion are included in the pair-wise loop.
113 +
114 + The cross portion of the total potential, $V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}}$, is
115 + as follows:
116 + \begin{equation}
117 + V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}} =
118 +        \sum_{i \in I} \sum_{j \in J}
119 +        \biggl[ V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) +  V_{\text{dipole}}
120 +        (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j})
121 +        + V_{\text{sticky}}
122 +        (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j})
123 +        \biggr]
124 + \label{eq:crossPotentail}
125 + \end{equation}
126 + Where $V_{\text{LJ}}$ is the Lennard Jones potential,
127 + $V_{\text{dipole}}$ is the dipole dipole potential, and
128 + $V_{\text{sticky}}$ is the sticky potential defined by the SSD model.
129 +
130 + The bend potential of a molecule is represented by the following function:
131 + \begin{equation}
132 + V_{\theta_{ijk}} = k_{\theta}( \theta_{ijk} - \theta_0 )^2 \label{eq:bendPot}
133 + \end{equation}
134 + Where $\theta_{ijk}$ is the angle defined by atoms $i$, $j$, and $k$
135 + (see Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}), and $\theta_0$ is the equilibrium
136 + bond angle. $k_{\theta}$ is the force constant which determines the
137 + strength of the harmonic bend. The parameters for $k_{\theta}$ and
138 + $\theta_0$ are based off of those in TraPPE.\cite{Siepmann1998}
139 +
140 + The torsion potential and parameters are also taken from TraPPE. It is
141 + of the form:
142 + \begin{equation}
143 + V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi_{ijkl}) = c_1[1 + \cos \phi]
144 +        + c_2[1 + \cos(2\phi)]
145 +        + c_3[1 + \cos(3\phi)]
146 + \label{eq:origTorsionPot}
147 + \end{equation}
148 + Here $\phi_{ijkl}$ is the angle defined by four bonded neighbors $i$,
149 + $j$, $k$, and $l$ (again, see Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}).  However,
150 + for computaional efficency, the torsion potentail has been recast
151 + after the method of CHARMM\cite{charmm1983} whereby the angle series
152 + is converted to a power series of the form:
153 + \begin{equation}
154 + V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi_{ijkl}) =  
155 +        k_3 \cos^3 \phi + k_2 \cos^2 \phi + k_1 \cos \phi + k_0
156 + \label{eq:torsionPot}
157 + \end{equation}
158 + Where:
159 + \begin{align*}
160 + k_0 &= c_1 + c_3 \\
161 + k_1 &= c_1 - 3c_3 \\
162 + k_2 &= 2 c_2 \\
163 + k_3 &= 4c_3
164 + \end{align*}
165 + By recasting the equation to a power series, repeated trigonometric
166 + evaluations are avoided during the calculation of the potential.
167 +
168 + The Lennard-Jones potential is given by:
169 + \begin{equation}
170 + V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) =
171 +        4\epsilon_{ij} \biggl[
172 +        \biggl(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r_{ij}}\biggr)^{12}
173 +        - \biggl(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r_{ij}}\biggr)^{6}
174 +        \biggr]
175 + \label{eq:lennardJonesPot}
176 + \end{equation}
177 + Where $r_ij$ is the distance between atoms $i$ and $j$, $\sigma_{ij}$
178 + scales the length of the interaction, and $\epsilon_{ij}$ scales the
179 + energy of the potential.
180 +
181 + The dipole-dipole potential has the following form:
182 + \begin{equation}
183 + V_{\text{dipole}}(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},
184 +        \boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_{0}} \biggl[
185 +        \frac{\boldsymbol{\mu}_{i} \cdot \boldsymbol{\mu}_{j}}{r^{3}_{ij}}
186 +        -
187 +        \frac{3(\boldsymbol{\mu}_i \cdot \mathbf{r}_{ij}) %
188 +                (\boldsymbol{\mu}_j \cdot \mathbf{r}_{ij}) }
189 +                {r^{5}_{ij}} \biggr]
190 + \label{eq:dipolePot}
191 + \end{equation}
192 + Here $\mathbf{r}_{ij}$ is the vector starting at atom $i$ pointing
193 + towards $j$, and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$ and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j$
194 + are the Euler angles of atom $i$ and $j$
195 + respectively. $\boldsymbol{\mu}_i$ is the dipole vector of atom
196 + $i$ it takes its orientation from $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$.
197 +
198 +
199 + \subsection{\label{sec:SSD}Water Model: SSD and Derivatives}
200 +
201 + In the interest of computational efficiency, the native solvent used
202 + in {\sc oopse} is the Soft Sticky Dipole (SSD) water model. SSD was
203 + developed by Ichiye \emph{et al.} as a modified form of the
204 + hard-sphere water model proposed by Bratko, Blum, and
205 + Luzar.\cite{Bratko85,Bratko95} It consists of a single point dipole
206 + with a Lennard-Jones core and a sticky potential that directs the
207 + particles to assume the proper hydrogen bond orientation in the first
208 + solvation shell. Thus, the interaction between two SSD water molecules
209 + \emph{i} and \emph{j} is given by the potential
210 + \begin{equation}
211 + u_{ij} = u_{ij}^{LJ} (r_{ij})\ + u_{ij}^{dp}
212 + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)\ +
213 + u_{ij}^{sp}
214 + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j),
215 + \end{equation}
216 + where the $\mathbf{r}_{ij}$ is the position vector between molecules
217 + \emph{i} and \emph{j} with magnitude equal to the distance $r_ij$, and
218 + $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$ and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j$ represent the
219 + orientations of the respective molecules. The Lennard-Jones, dipole,
220 + and sticky parts of the potential are giving by the following
221 + equations,
222 + \begin{equation}
223 + u_{ij}^{LJ}(r_{ij}) = 4\epsilon \left[\left(\frac{\sigma}{r_{ij}}\right)^{12}-\left(\frac{\sigma}{r_{ij}}\right)^{6}\right],
224 + \end{equation}
225 + \begin{equation}
226 + u_{ij}^{dp} = \frac{\boldsymbol{\mu}_i\cdot\boldsymbol{\mu}_j}{r_{ij}^3}-\frac{3(\boldsymbol{\mu}_i\cdot\mathbf{r}_{ij})(\boldsymbol{\mu}_j\cdot\mathbf{r}_{ij})}{r_{ij}^5}\ ,
227 + \end{equation}
228 + \begin{equation}
229 + \begin{split}
230 + u_{ij}^{sp}
231 + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)
232 + &=
233 + \frac{\nu_0}{2}[s(r_{ij})w(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)\\
234 + & \quad \ +
235 + s^\prime(r_{ij})w^\prime(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)]\ ,
236 + \end{split}
237 + \end{equation}
238 + where $\boldsymbol{\mu}_i$ and $\boldsymbol{\mu}_j$ are the dipole
239 + unit vectors of particles \emph{i} and \emph{j} with magnitude 2.35 D,
240 + $\nu_0$ scales the strength of the overall sticky potential, $s$ and
241 + $s^\prime$ are cubic switching functions. The $w$ and $w^\prime$
242 + functions take the following forms,
243 + \begin{equation}
244 + w(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)=\sin\theta_{ij}\sin2\theta_{ij}\cos2\phi_{ij},
245 + \end{equation}
246 + \begin{equation}
247 + w^\prime(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j) = (\cos\theta_{ij}-0.6)^2(\cos\theta_{ij}+0.8)^2-w^0,
248 + \end{equation}
249 + where $w^0 = 0.07715$. The $w$ function is the tetrahedral attractive
250 + term that promotes hydrogen bonding orientations within the first
251 + solvation shell, and $w^\prime$ is a dipolar repulsion term that
252 + repels unrealistic dipolar arrangements within the first solvation
253 + shell. A more detailed description of the functional parts and
254 + variables in this potential can be found in other
255 + articles.\cite{liu96:new_model,chandra99:ssd_md}
256 +
257 + Since SSD is a one-site point dipole model, the force calculations are
258 + simplified significantly from a computational standpoint, in that the
259 + number of long-range interactions is dramatically reduced. In the
260 + original Monte Carlo simulations using this model, Ichiye \emph{et
261 + al.} reported a calculation speed up of up to an order of magnitude
262 + over other comparable models while maintaining the structural behavior
263 + of water.\cite{liu96:new_model} In the original molecular dynamics studies of
264 + SSD, it was shown that it actually improves upon the prediction of
265 + water's dynamical properties over TIP3P and SPC/E.\cite{chandra99:ssd_md}
266 +
267 + Recent constant pressure simulations revealed issues in the original
268 + SSD model that led to lower than expected densities at all target
269 + pressures.\cite{Ichiye03,Gezelter04} Reparameterizations of the
270 + original SSD have resulted in improved density behavior, as well as
271 + alterations in the water structure and transport behavior. {\sc oopse} is
272 + easily modified to impliment these new potential parameter sets for
273 + the derivative water models: SSD1, SSD/E, and SSD/RF. All of the
274 + variable parameters are listed in the accompanying BASS file, and
275 + these parameters simply need to be changed to the updated values.
276 +
277 +
278 + \subsection{\label{sec:eam}Embedded Atom Model}
279 +
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