--- trunk/oopsePaper/EmpericalEnergy.tex 2004/01/06 18:53:58 899 +++ trunk/oopsePaper/EmpericalEnergy.tex 2004/01/19 17:24:52 961 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \section{\label{sec:empericalEnergy}The Emperical Energy Functions} -\subsection{\label{sec:atomsMolecules}Atoms and Molecules} +\subsection{\label{sec:atomsMolecules}Atoms, Molecules and Rigid Bodies} The basic unit of an {\sc oopse} simulation is the atom. The parameters describing the atom are generalized to make the atom as flexible a @@ -9,63 +9,143 @@ are not currently suporrted by {\sc oopse}. element, or be used for collections of atoms such as a methyl group. The atoms are also capable of having a directional component associated with them, often in the form of a dipole. Charges on atoms -are not currently suporrted by {\sc oopse}. +are not currently suported by {\sc oopse}. The second most basic building block of a simulation is the -molecule. The molecule is a way for {\sc oopse} to keep track of the atoms -in a simulation in logical manner. This particular unit will store the -identities of all the atoms associated with itself and is responsible -for the evaluation of its own bonded interaction (i.e.~bonds, bends, -and torsions). +molecule. The molecule is a way for {\sc oopse} to keep track of the +atoms in a simulation in logical manner. This particular unit will +store the identities of all the atoms associated with itself and is +responsible for the evaluation of its own bonded interaction +(i.e.~bonds, bends, and torsions). +As stated previously, one of the features that sets {\sc oopse} apart +from most of the current molecular simulation packages is the ability +to handle rigid body dynamics. Rigid bodies are non-spherical +particles or collections of particles that have a constant internal +potential and move collectively.\cite{Goldstein01} They are not +included in most simulation packages because of the requirement to +propagate the orientational degrees of freedom. Until recently, +integrators which propagate orientational motion have been lacking. + +Moving a rigid body involves determination of both the force and +torque applied by the surroundings, which directly affect the +translational and rotational motion in turn. In order to accumulate +the total force on a rigid body, the external forces and torques must +first be calculated for all the internal particles. The total force on +the rigid body is simply the sum of these external forces. +Accumulation of the total torque on the rigid body is more complex +than the force in that it is the torque applied on the center of mass +that dictates rotational motion. The torque on rigid body {\it i} is +\begin{equation} +\boldsymbol{\tau}_i= + \sum_{a}(\mathbf{r}_{ia}-\mathbf{r}_i)\times \mathbf{f}_{ia} + + \boldsymbol{\tau}_{ia}, +\label{eq:torqueAccumulate} +\end{equation} +where $\boldsymbol{\tau}_i$ and $\mathbf{r}_i$ are the torque on and +position of the center of mass respectively, while $\mathbf{f}_{ia}$, +$\mathbf{r}_{ia}$, and $\boldsymbol{\tau}_{ia}$ are the force on, +position of, and torque on the component particles of the rigid body. + +The summation of the total torque is done in the body fixed axis of +the rigid body. In order to move between the space fixed and body +fixed coordinate axes, parameters describing the orientation must be +maintained for each rigid body. At a minimum, the rotation matrix +(\textbf{A}) can be described by the three Euler angles ($\phi, +\theta,$ and $\psi$), where the elements of \textbf{A} are composed of +trigonometric operations involving $\phi, \theta,$ and +$\psi$.\cite{Goldstein01} In order to avoid numerical instabilities +inherent in using the Euler angles, the four parameter ``quaternion'' +scheme is often used. The elements of \textbf{A} can be expressed as +arithmetic operations involving the four quaternions ($q_0, q_1, q_2,$ +and $q_3$).\cite{allen87:csl} Use of quaternions also leads to +performance enhancements, particularly for very small +systems.\cite{Evans77} + +{\sc oopse} utilizes a relatively new scheme that propagates the +entire nine parameter rotation matrix internally. Further discussion +on this choice can be found in Sec.~\ref{sec:integrate}. + +\subsection{\label{sec:LJPot}The Lennard Jones Potential} + +The most basic force field implemented in OOPSE is the Lennard-Jones +potential. The Lennard-Jones potential. Which mimics the Van der Waals +interaction at long distances, and uses an emperical repulsion at +short distances. The Lennard-Jones potential is given by: +\begin{equation} +V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) = + 4\epsilon_{ij} \biggl[ + \biggl(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r_{ij}}\biggr)^{12} + - \biggl(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r_{ij}}\biggr)^{6} + \biggr] +\label{eq:lennardJonesPot} +\end{equation} +Where $r_{ij}$ is the distance between particle $i$ and $j$, +$\sigma_{ij}$ scales the length of the interaction, and +$\epsilon_{ij}$ scales the well depth of the potential. + +Because this potential is calculated between all pairs, the force +evaluation can become computationally expensive for large systems. To +keep the pair evaluation to a manegable number, OOPSE employs a +cut-off radius.\cite{allen87:csl} The cutoff radius is set to be +$2.5\sigma_{ii}$, where $\sigma_{ii}$ is the largest Lennard-Jones length +parameter in the system. Truncating the calculation at +$r_{\text{cut}}$ introduces a discontinuity into the potential +energy. To offset this discontinuity, the energy value at +$r_{\text{cut}}$ is subtracted from the entire potential. This causes +the potential to go to zero at the cut-off radius. + +Interactions between dissimilar particles requires the generation of +cross term parameters for $\sigma$ and $\epsilon$. These are +calculated through the Lorentz-Berthelot mixing +rules:\cite{allen87:csl} +\begin{equation} +\sigma_{ij} = \frac{1}{2}[\sigma_{ii} + \sigma_{jj}] +\label{eq:sigmaMix} +\end{equation} +and +\begin{equation} +\epsilon_{ij} = \sqrt{\epsilon_{ii} \epsilon_{jj}} +\label{eq:epsilonMix} +\end{equation} + + \subsection{\label{sec:DUFF}Dipolar Unified-Atom Force Field} -The \underline{D}ipolar \underline{U}nified-Atom -\underline{F}orce \underline{F}ield ({\sc duff}) was developed to -simulate lipid bilayers. We needed a model capable of forming +The Dipolar Unified-atom Force Field ({\sc duff}) was developed to +simulate lipid bilayers. The systems require a model capable of forming bilayers, while still being sufficiently computationally efficient to allow simulations of large systems ($\approx$100's of phospholipids, $\approx$1000's of waters) for long times ($\approx$10's of nanoseconds). -With this goal in mind, we have eliminated all point charges. Charge -distributions were replaced with dipoles, and charge-neutral -distributions were reduced to Lennard-Jones interaction sites. This +With this goal in mind, {\sc duff} has no point charges. Charge +neutral distributions were replaced with dipoles, while most atoms and +groups of atoms were reduced to Lennard-Jones interaction sites. This simplification cuts the length scale of long range interactions from $\frac{1}{r}$ to $\frac{1}{r^3}$, allowing us to avoid the -computationally expensive Ewald-Sum. Instead, we can use -neighbor-lists and cutoff radii for the dipolar interactions. +computationally expensive Ewald sum. Instead, we can use +neighbor-lists, reaction field, and cutoff radii for the dipolar +interactions. -As an example, lipid head groups in {\sc duff} are represented as point -dipole interaction sites.PC and PE Lipid head groups are typically -zwitterionic in nature, with charges separated by as much as -6~$\mbox{\AA}$. By placing a dipole of 20.6~Debye at the head group -center of mass, our model mimics the head group of PC.\cite{Cevc87} -Additionally, a Lennard-Jones site is located at the -pseudoatom's center of mass. The model is illustrated by the dark grey -atom in Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}. +As an example, lipid head-groups in {\sc duff} are represented as +point dipole interaction sites. By placing a dipole of 20.6~Debye at +the head group center of mass, our model mimics the head group of +phosphatidylcholine.\cite{Cevc87} Additionally, a Lennard-Jones site +is located at the pseudoatom's center of mass. The model is +illustrated by the dark grey atom in Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}. The water model we use to complement the dipoles of the lipids is out +repaarameterization of the soft sticky dipole (SSD) model of Ichiye +\emph{et al.}\cite{liu96:new_model} \begin{figure} -\epsfxsize=6in -\epsfbox{lipidModel.epsi} +\epsfxsize=\linewidth +\epsfbox{lipidModel.eps} \caption{A representation of the lipid model. $\phi$ is the torsion angle, $\theta$ % -is the bend angle, $\mu$ is the dipole moment of the head group, and n is the chain length.} +is the bend angle, $\mu$ is the dipole moment of the head group, and n +is the chain length.} \label{fig:lipidModel} \end{figure} -The water model we use to complement the dipoles of the lipids is -the soft sticky dipole (SSD) model of Ichiye \emph{et -al.}\cite{liu96:new_model} This model is discussed in greater detail -in Sec.~\ref{sec:SSD}. In all cases we reduce water to a single -Lennard-Jones interaction site. The site also contains a dipole to -mimic the partial charges on the hydrogens and the oxygen. However, -what makes the SSD model unique is the inclusion of a tetrahedral -short range potential to recover the hydrogen bonding of water, an -important factor when modeling bilayers, as it has been shown that -hydrogen bond network formation is a leading contribution to the -entropic driving force towards lipid bilayer formation.\cite{Cevc87} - - Turning to the tails of the phospholipids, we have used a set of scalable parameters to model the alkyl groups with Lennard-Jones sites. For this, we have used the TraPPE force field of Siepmann @@ -91,14 +171,14 @@ V_{\text{Total}} = \sum^{N}_{I=1} V^{I}_{\text{Interna The total energy of function in {\sc duff} is given by the following: \begin{equation} V_{\text{Total}} = \sum^{N}_{I=1} V^{I}_{\text{Internal}} - + \sum^{N}_{I=1} \sum^{N}_{J=1} V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}} + + \sum^{N}_{I=1} \sum_{J>I} V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}} \label{eq:totalPotential} \end{equation} Where $V^{I}_{\text{Internal}}$ is the internal potential of a molecule: \begin{equation} V^{I}_{\text{Internal}} = \sum_{\theta_{ijk} \in I} V_{\text{bend}}(\theta_{ijk}) - + \sum_{\phi_{ijkl} \in I} V_{\text{torsion}}(\theta_{ijkl}) + + \sum_{\phi_{ijkl} \in I} V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi_{ijkl}) + \sum_{i \in I} \sum_{(j>i+4) \in I} \biggl[ V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) + V_{\text{dipole}} (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) @@ -106,26 +186,12 @@ within in the molecule. $V_{\text{torsion}}$ is the to \label{eq:internalPotential} \end{equation} Here $V_{\text{bend}}$ is the bend potential for all 1, 3 bonded pairs -within in the molecule. $V_{\text{torsion}}$ is the torsion The -pairwise portions of the internal potential are excluded for pairs -that ar closer than three bonds, i.e.~atom pairs farther away than a -torsion are included in the pair-wise loop. +within the molecule, and $V_{\text{torsion}}$ is the torsion potential +for all 1, 4 bonded pairs. The pairwise portions of the internal +potential are excluded for pairs that are closer than three bonds, +i.e.~atom pairs farther away than a torsion are included in the +pair-wise loop. -The cross portion of the total potential, $V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}}$, is -as follows: -\begin{equation} -V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}} = - \sum_{i \in I} \sum_{j \in J} - \biggl[ V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) + V_{\text{dipole}} - (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) - + V_{\text{sticky}} - (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) - \biggr] -\label{eq:crossPotentail} -\end{equation} -Where $V_{\text{LJ}}$ is the Lennard Jones potential, -$V_{\text{dipole}}$ is the dipole dipole potential, and -$V_{\text{sticky}}$ is the sticky potential defined by the SSD model. The bend potential of a molecule is represented by the following function: \begin{equation} @@ -140,16 +206,16 @@ V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi_{ijkl}) = c_1[1 + \cos \phi] The torsion potential and parameters are also taken from TraPPE. It is of the form: \begin{equation} -V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi_{ijkl}) = c_1[1 + \cos \phi] +V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi) = c_1[1 + \cos \phi] + c_2[1 + \cos(2\phi)] + c_3[1 + \cos(3\phi)] \label{eq:origTorsionPot} \end{equation} Here $\phi_{ijkl}$ is the angle defined by four bonded neighbors $i$, -$j$, $k$, and $l$ (again, see Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}). However, -for computaional efficency, the torsion potentail has been recast -after the method of CHARMM\cite{charmm1983} whereby the angle series -is converted to a power series of the form: +$j$, $k$, and $l$ (again, see Fig.~\ref{fig:lipidModel}). For +computaional efficency, the torsion potential has been recast after +the method of CHARMM\cite{charmm1983} whereby the angle series is +converted to a power series of the form: \begin{equation} V_{\text{torsion}}(\phi_{ijkl}) = k_3 \cos^3 \phi + k_2 \cos^2 \phi + k_1 \cos \phi + k_0 @@ -165,116 +231,229 @@ The Lennard-Jones potential is given by: By recasting the equation to a power series, repeated trigonometric evaluations are avoided during the calculation of the potential. -The Lennard-Jones potential is given by: + +The cross portion of the total potential, $V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}}$, is +as follows: \begin{equation} -V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) = - 4\epsilon_{ij} \biggl[ - \biggl(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r_{ij}}\biggr)^{12} - - \biggl(\frac{\sigma_{ij}}{r_{ij}}\biggr)^{6} +V^{IJ}_{\text{Cross}} = + \sum_{i \in I} \sum_{j \in J} + \biggl[ V_{\text{LJ}}(r_{ij}) + V_{\text{dipole}} + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) + + V_{\text{sticky}} + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) \biggr] -\label{eq:lennardJonesPot} +\label{eq:crossPotentail} \end{equation} -Where $r_ij$ is the distance between atoms $i$ and $j$, $\sigma_{ij}$ -scales the length of the interaction, and $\epsilon_{ij}$ scales the -energy of the potential. +Where $V_{\text{LJ}}$ is the Lennard Jones potential, +$V_{\text{dipole}}$ is the dipole dipole potential, and +$V_{\text{sticky}}$ is the sticky potential defined by the SSD +model. Note that not all atom types include all interactions. The dipole-dipole potential has the following form: \begin{equation} V_{\text{dipole}}(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_{i}, - \boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_{0}} \biggl[ - \frac{\boldsymbol{\mu}_{i} \cdot \boldsymbol{\mu}_{j}}{r^{3}_{ij}} + \boldsymbol{\Omega}_{j}) = \frac{|\mu_i||\mu_j|}{4\pi\epsilon_{0}r_{ij}^{3}} \biggl[ + \boldsymbol{\hat{u}}_{i} \cdot \boldsymbol{\hat{u}}_{j} - - \frac{3(\boldsymbol{\mu}_i \cdot \mathbf{r}_{ij}) % - (\boldsymbol{\mu}_j \cdot \mathbf{r}_{ij}) } - {r^{5}_{ij}} \biggr] + \frac{3(\boldsymbol{\hat{u}}_i \cdot \mathbf{r}_{ij}) % + (\boldsymbol{\hat{u}}_j \cdot \mathbf{r}_{ij}) } + {r^{2}_{ij}} \biggr] \label{eq:dipolePot} \end{equation} Here $\mathbf{r}_{ij}$ is the vector starting at atom $i$ pointing towards $j$, and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$ and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j$ -are the Euler angles of atom $i$ and $j$ -respectively. $\boldsymbol{\mu}_i$ is the dipole vector of atom -$i$ it takes its orientation from $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$. +are the Euler angles of atom $i$ and $j$ respectively. $|\mu_i|$ is +the magnitude of the dipole moment of atom $i$ and +$\boldsymbol{\hat{u}}_i$ is the standard unit orientation vector of +$\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$. -\subsection{\label{sec:SSD}Water Model: SSD and Derivatives} +\subsection{\label{sec:SSD}The {\sc DUFF} Water Models: SSD/E and SSD/RF} -In the interest of computational efficiency, the native solvent used -in {\sc oopse} is the Soft Sticky Dipole (SSD) water model. SSD was -developed by Ichiye \emph{et al.} as a modified form of the -hard-sphere water model proposed by Bratko, Blum, and +In the interest of computational efficiency, the default solvent used +by {\sc oopse} is the extended Soft Sticky Dipole (SSD/E) water +model.\cite{Gezelter04} The original SSD was developed by Ichiye +\emph{et al.}\cite{Ichiye96} as a modified form of the hard-sphere +water model proposed by Bratko, Blum, and Luzar.\cite{Bratko85,Bratko95} It consists of a single point dipole with a Lennard-Jones core and a sticky potential that directs the particles to assume the proper hydrogen bond orientation in the first solvation shell. Thus, the interaction between two SSD water molecules \emph{i} and \emph{j} is given by the potential \begin{equation} -u_{ij} = u_{ij}^{LJ} (r_{ij})\ + u_{ij}^{dp} -(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)\ + -u_{ij}^{sp} -(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j), +V_{ij} = + V_{ij}^{LJ} (r_{ij})\ + V_{ij}^{dp} + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)\ + + V_{ij}^{sp} + (\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j), +\label{eq:ssdPot} \end{equation} where the $\mathbf{r}_{ij}$ is the position vector between molecules -\emph{i} and \emph{j} with magnitude equal to the distance $r_ij$, and +\emph{i} and \emph{j} with magnitude equal to the distance $r_{ij}$, and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i$ and $\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j$ represent the -orientations of the respective molecules. The Lennard-Jones, dipole, -and sticky parts of the potential are giving by the following -equations, +orientations of the respective molecules. The Lennard-Jones and dipole +parts of the potential are given by equations \ref{eq:lennardJonesPot} +and \ref{eq:dipolePot} respectively. The sticky part is described by +the following, \begin{equation} -u_{ij}^{LJ}(r_{ij}) = 4\epsilon \left[\left(\frac{\sigma}{r_{ij}}\right)^{12}-\left(\frac{\sigma}{r_{ij}}\right)^{6}\right], +u_{ij}^{sp}(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)= + \frac{\nu_0}{2}[s(r_{ij})w(\mathbf{r}_{ij}, + \boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j) + + s^\prime(r_{ij})w^\prime(\mathbf{r}_{ij}, + \boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)]\ , +\label{eq:stickyPot} \end{equation} +where $\nu_0$ is a strength parameter for the sticky potential, and +$s$ and $s^\prime$ are cubic switching functions which turn off the +sticky interaction beyond the first solvation shell. The $w$ function +can be thought of as an attractive potential with tetrahedral +geometry: \begin{equation} -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}\ , +w({\bf r}_{ij},{\bf \Omega}_i,{\bf \Omega}_j)= + \sin\theta_{ij}\sin2\theta_{ij}\cos2\phi_{ij}, +\label{eq:stickyW} \end{equation} +while the $w^\prime$ function counters the normal aligned and +anti-aligned structures favored by point dipoles: \begin{equation} -\begin{split} -u_{ij}^{sp} -(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j) -&= -\frac{\nu_0}{2}[s(r_{ij})w(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)\\ -& \quad \ + -s^\prime(r_{ij})w^\prime(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)]\ , -\end{split} +w^\prime({\bf r}_{ij},{\bf \Omega}_i,{\bf \Omega}_j)= + (\cos\theta_{ij}-0.6)^2(\cos\theta_{ij}+0.8)^2-w^0, +\label{eq:stickyWprime} \end{equation} -where $\boldsymbol{\mu}_i$ and $\boldsymbol{\mu}_j$ are the dipole -unit vectors of particles \emph{i} and \emph{j} with magnitude 2.35 D, -$\nu_0$ scales the strength of the overall sticky potential, $s$ and -$s^\prime$ are cubic switching functions. The $w$ and $w^\prime$ -functions take the following forms, +It should be noted that $w$ is proportional to the sum of the $Y_3^2$ +and $Y_3^{-2}$ spherical harmonics (a linear combination which +enhances the tetrahedral geometry for hydrogen bonded structures), +while $w^\prime$ is a purely empirical function. A more detailed +description of the functional parts and variables in this potential +can be found in the original SSD +articles.\cite{Ichiye96,Ichiye96b,Ichiye99,Ichiye03} + +Since SSD is a single-point {\it dipolar} model, the force +calculations are simplified significantly relative to the standard +{\it charged} multi-point models. In the original Monte Carlo +simulations using this model, Ichiye {\it et al.} reported that using +SSD decreased computer time by a factor of 6-7 compared to other +models.\cite{Ichiye96} What is most impressive is that these savings +did not come at the expense of accurate depiction of the liquid state +properties. Indeed, SSD maintains reasonable agreement with the Soper +diffraction data for the structural features of liquid +water.\cite{Soper86,Ichiye96} Additionally, the dynamical properties +exhibited by SSD agree with experiment better than those of more +computationally expensive models (like TIP3P and +SPC/E).\cite{Ichiye99} The combination of speed and accurate depiction +of solvent properties makes SSD a very attractive model for the +simulation of large scale biochemical simulations. + +Recent constant pressure simulations revealed issues in the original +SSD model that led to lower than expected densities at all target +pressures.\cite{Ichiye03,Gezelter04} The default model in {\sc oopse} +is therefore SSD/E, a density corrected derivative of SSD that +exhibits improved liquid structure and transport behavior. If the use +of a reaction field long-range interaction correction is desired, it +is recommended that the parameters be modified to those of the SSD/RF +model. Solvent parameters can be easily modified in an accompanying +{\sc BASS} file as illustrated in the scheme below. A table of the +parameter values and the drawbacks and benefits of the different +density corrected SSD models can be found in reference +\ref{Gezelter04}. + +!!!Place a {\sc BASS} scheme showing SSD parameters around here!!! + +\subsection{\label{sec:eam}Embedded Atom Method} + +Several other molecular dynamics packages\cite{dynamo86} exist which have the +capacity to simulate metallic systems, including some that have +parallel computational abilities\cite{plimpton93}. Potentials that +describe bonding transition metal +systems\cite{Finnis84,Ercolessi88,Chen90,Qi99,Ercolessi02} have a +attractive interaction which models ``Embedding'' +a positively charged metal ion in the electron density due to the +free valance ``sea'' of electrons created by the surrounding atoms in +the system. A mostly repulsive pairwise part of the potential +describes the interaction of the positively charged metal core ions +with one another. A particular potential description called the +Embedded Atom Method\cite{Daw84,FBD86,johnson89,Lu97}({\sc eam}) that has +particularly wide adoption has been selected for inclusion in OOPSE. A +good review of {\sc eam} and other metallic potential formulations was done +by Voter.\cite{voter} + +The {\sc eam} potential has the form: +\begin{eqnarray} +V & = & \sum_{i} F_{i}\left[\rho_{i}\right] + \sum_{i} \sum_{j \neq i} +\phi_{ij}({\bf r}_{ij}) \\ +\rho_{i} & = & \sum_{j \neq i} f_{j}({\bf r}_{ij}) +\end{eqnarray}S + +where $F_{i} $ is the embedding function that equates the energy required to embed a +positively-charged core ion $i$ into a linear superposition of +sperically averaged atomic electron densities given by +$\rho_{i}$. $\phi_{ij}$ is a primarily repulsive pairwise interaction +between atoms $i$ and $j$. In the original formulation of +{\sc eam} cite{Daw84}, $\phi_{ij}$ was an entirely repulsive term, however +in later refinements to EAM have shown that non-uniqueness between $F$ +and $\phi$ allow for more general forms for $\phi$.\cite{Daw89} + There is a cutoff distance, $r_{cut}$, which limits the +summations in the {\sc eam} equation to the few dozen atoms +surrounding atom $i$ for both the density $\rho$ and pairwise $\phi$ +interactions. Foiles et al. fit EAM potentials for fcc metals Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt and alloys of these metals\cite{FDB86}. These potential fits are in the DYNAMO 86 format and are included with {\sc oopse}. + + +\subsection{\label{Sec:pbc}Periodic Boundary Conditions} + +\newcommand{\roundme}{\operatorname{round}} + +\textit{Periodic boundary conditions} are widely used to simulate truly +macroscopic systems with a relatively small number of particles. The +simulation box is replicated throughout space to form an infinite +lattice. During the simulation, when a particle moves in the primary +cell, its image in other boxes move in exactly the same direction with +exactly the same orientation.Thus, as a particle leaves the primary +cell, one of its images will enter through the opposite face.If the +simulation box is large enough to avoid "feeling" the symmetries of +the periodic lattice, surface effects can be ignored. Cubic, +orthorhombic and parallelepiped are the available periodic cells In +OOPSE. We use a matrix to describe the property of the simulation +box. Therefore, both the size and shape of the simulation box can be +changed during the simulation. The transformation from box space +vector $\mathbf{s}$ to its corresponding real space vector +$\mathbf{r}$ is defined by \begin{equation} -w(\mathbf{r}_{ij},\boldsymbol{\Omega}_i,\boldsymbol{\Omega}_j)=\sin\theta_{ij}\sin2\theta_{ij}\cos2\phi_{ij}, +\mathbf{r}=\underline{\underline{H}}\cdot\mathbf{s}% \end{equation} + + +where $H=(h_{x},h_{y},h_{z})$ is a transformation matrix made up of +the three box axis vectors. $h_{x},h_{y}$ and $h_{z}$ represent the +three sides of the simulation box respectively. + +To find the minimum image, we convert the real vector to its +corresponding vector in box space first, \bigskip% \begin{equation} -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, +\mathbf{s}=\underline{\underline{H}}^{-1}\cdot\mathbf{r}% \end{equation} -where $w^0 = 0.07715$. The $w$ function is the tetrahedral attractive -term that promotes hydrogen bonding orientations within the first -solvation shell, and $w^\prime$ is a dipolar repulsion term that -repels unrealistic dipolar arrangements within the first solvation -shell. A more detailed description of the functional parts and -variables in this potential can be found in other -articles.\cite{liu96:new_model,chandra99:ssd_md} +And then, each element of $\mathbf{s}$ is wrapped to lie between -0.5 to 0.5, +\begin{equation} +s_{i}^{\prime}=s_{i}-\roundme(s_{i}) +\end{equation} +where -Since SSD is a one-site point dipole model, the force calculations are -simplified significantly from a computational standpoint, in that the -number of long-range interactions is dramatically reduced. In the -original Monte Carlo simulations using this model, Ichiye \emph{et -al.} reported a calculation speed up of up to an order of magnitude -over other comparable models while maintaining the structural behavior -of water.\cite{liu96:new_model} In the original molecular dynamics studies of -SSD, it was shown that it actually improves upon the prediction of -water's dynamical properties over TIP3P and SPC/E.\cite{chandra99:ssd_md} +% -Recent constant pressure simulations revealed issues in the original -SSD model that led to lower than expected densities at all target -pressures.\cite{Ichiye03,Gezelter04} Reparameterizations of the -original SSD have resulted in improved density behavior, as well as -alterations in the water structure and transport behavior. {\sc oopse} is -easily modified to impliment these new potential parameter sets for -the derivative water models: SSD1, SSD/E, and SSD/RF. All of the -variable parameters are listed in the accompanying BASS file, and -these parameters simply need to be changed to the updated values. +\begin{equation} +\roundme(x)=\left\{ +\begin{array}{cc} +\lfloor{x+0.5}\rfloor & \text{if \ }x\geqslant0\\ +\lceil{x-0.5}\rceil & \text{otherwise}% +\end{array} +\right. +\end{equation} +For example, $\roundme(3.6)=4$, $\roundme(3.1)=3$, $\roundme(-3.6)=-4$, +$\roundme(-3.1)=-3$. +Finally, we obtain the minimum image coordinates by transforming back +to real space,% -\subsection{\label{sec:eam}Embedded Atom Model} +\begin{equation} +\mathbf{r}^{\prime}=\underline{\underline{H}}^{-1}\cdot\mathbf{s}^{\prime}% +\end{equation} -here there be Monsters