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\section{\label{methodSection:rigidBodyIntegrators}Integrators for Rigid Body Motion in Molecular Dynamics} |
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In order to mimic the experiments, which are usually performed under |
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In order to mimic experiments which are usually performed under |
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constant temperature and/or pressure, extended Hamiltonian system |
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methods have been developed to generate statistical ensembles, such |
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as canonical ensemble and isobaric-isothermal ensemble \textit{etc}. |
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In addition to the standard ensemble, specific ensembles have been |
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developed to account for the anisotropy between the lateral and |
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normal directions of membranes. The $NPAT$ ensemble, in which the |
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normal pressure and the lateral surface area of the membrane are |
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kept constant, and the $NP\gamma T$ ensemble, in which the normal |
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pressure and the lateral surface tension are kept constant were |
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proposed to address this issue. |
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as the canonical and isobaric-isothermal ensembles. In addition to |
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the standard ensemble, specific ensembles have been developed to |
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account for the anisotropy between the lateral and normal directions |
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of membranes. The $NPAT$ ensemble, in which the normal pressure and |
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the lateral surface area of the membrane are kept constant, and the |
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$NP\gamma T$ ensemble, in which the normal pressure and the lateral |
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surface tension are kept constant were proposed to address the |
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issues. |
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Integration schemes for rotational motion of the rigid molecules in |
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microcanonical ensemble have been extensively studied in the last |
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two decades. Matubayasi and Nakahara developed a time-reversible |
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Integration schemes for the rotational motion of the rigid molecules |
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in the microcanonical ensemble have been extensively studied over |
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the last two decades. Matubayasi developed a time-reversible |
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integrator for rigid bodies in quaternion representation. Although |
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it is not symplectic, this integrator still demonstrates a better |
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long-time energy conservation than traditional methods because of |
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the time-reversible nature. Extending Trotter-Suzuki to general |
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system with a flat phase space, Miller and his colleagues devised an |
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novel symplectic, time-reversible and volume-preserving integrator |
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in quaternion representation, which was shown to be superior to the |
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time-reversible integrator of Matubayasi and Nakahara. However, all |
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of the integrators in quaternion representation suffer from the |
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computational penalty of constructing a rotation matrix from |
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quaternions to evolve coordinates and velocities at every time step. |
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An alternative integration scheme utilizing rotation matrix directly |
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proposed by Dullweber, Leimkuhler and McLachlan (DLM) also preserved |
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the same structural properties of the Hamiltonian flow. In this |
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section, the integration scheme of DLM method will be reviewed and |
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extended to other ensembles. |
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long-time energy conservation than Euler angle methods because of |
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the time-reversible nature. Extending the Trotter-Suzuki |
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factorization to general system with a flat phase space, Miller and |
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his colleagues devised a novel symplectic, time-reversible and |
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volume-preserving integrator in the quaternion representation, which |
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was shown to be superior to the Matubayasi's time-reversible |
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integrator. However, all of the integrators in the quaternion |
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representation suffer from the computational penalty of constructing |
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a rotation matrix from quaternions to evolve coordinates and |
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velocities at every time step. An alternative integration scheme |
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utilizing the rotation matrix directly proposed by Dullweber, |
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Leimkuhler and McLachlan (DLM) also preserved the same structural |
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properties of the Hamiltonian flow. In this section, the integration |
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scheme of DLM method will be reviewed and extended to other |
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ensembles. |
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\subsection{\label{methodSection:DLM}Integrating the Equations of Motion: the |
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DLM method} |
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- \left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial {\bf r}}\right)_{{\bf r}(t + h)}, \\ |
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% |
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{\bf \tau}^{s}(t + h) &\leftarrow {\bf u}(t + h) |
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\times \frac{\partial V}{\partial {\bf u}}, \\ |
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\times (\frac{\partial V}{\partial {\bf u}})_{u(t+h)}, \\ |
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% |
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{\bf \tau}^{b}(t + h) &\leftarrow \mathsf{A}(t + h) |
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\cdot {\bf \tau}^s(t + h). |
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\end{align*} |
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{\sc oopse} automatically updates ${\bf u}$ when the rotation matrix |
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${\bf u}$ is automatically updated when the rotation matrix |
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$\mathsf{A}$ is calculated in {\tt moveA}. Once the forces and |
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torques have been obtained at the new time step, the velocities can |
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be advanced to the same time value. |
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average 7\% increase in computation time using the DLM method in |
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place of quaternions. This cost is more than justified when |
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comparing the energy conservation of the two methods as illustrated |
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in Fig.~\ref{timestep}. |
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in Fig.~\ref{methodFig:timestep}. |
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\begin{figure} |
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\centering |
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\begin{equation} |
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f = 3 N + 3 N_{\mathrm{orient}} - N_{\mathrm{constraints}}, |
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\end{equation} |
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and $K$ is the total kinetic energy, |
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where $N_{\mathrm{orient}}$ is the number of molecules with |
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orientational degrees of freedom, and $K$ is the total kinetic |
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energy, |
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\begin{equation} |
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K = \sum_{i=1}^{N} \frac{1}{2} m_i {\bf v}_i^T \cdot {\bf v}_i + |
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\sum_{i=1}^{N_{\mathrm{orient}}} \frac{1}{2} {\bf j}_i^T \cdot |
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\end{equation} |
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In eq.(\ref{eq:nosehooverext}), $\tau_T$ is the time constant for |
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relaxation of the temperature to the target value. To set values |
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for $\tau_T$ or $T_{\mathrm{target}}$ in a simulation, one would use |
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the {\tt tauThermostat} and {\tt targetTemperature} keywords in the |
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{\tt .bass} file. The units for {\tt tauThermostat} are fs, and the |
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units for the {\tt targetTemperature} are degrees K. The |
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integration of the equations of motion is carried out in a |
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velocity-Verlet style 2 part algorithm: |
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relaxation of the temperature to the target value. The integration |
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of the equations of motion is carried out in a velocity-Verlet style |
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2 part algorithm: |
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{\tt moveA:} |
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\begin{align*} |
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caclculate $T(t + h)$ as well as $\chi(t + h)$, they indirectly |
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depend on their own values at time $t + h$. {\tt moveB} is |
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therefore done in an iterative fashion until $\chi(t + h)$ becomes |
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self-consistent. The relative tolerance for the self-consistency |
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check defaults to a value of $\mbox{10}^{-6}$, but {\sc oopse} will |
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terminate the iteration after 4 loops even if the consistency check |
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has not been satisfied. |
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self-consistent. |
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The Nos\'e-Hoover algorithm is known to conserve a Hamiltonian for |
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the extended system that is, to within a constant, identical to the |
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\subsection{\label{methodSection:NPTi}Constant-pressure integration with |
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isotropic box deformations (NPTi)} |
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To carry out isobaric-isothermal ensemble calculations {\sc oopse} |
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implements the Melchionna modifications to the |
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We can used an isobaric-isothermal ensemble integrator which is |
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implemented using the Melchionna modifications to the |
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Nos\'e-Hoover-Andersen equations of motion,\cite{Melchionna1993} |
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\begin{eqnarray} |
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\end{equation} |
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In eq.(\ref{eq:melchionna1}), $\tau_B$ is the time constant for |
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relaxation of the pressure to the target value. To set values for |
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$\tau_B$ or $P_{\mathrm{target}}$ in a simulation, one would use the |
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{\tt tauBarostat} and {\tt targetPressure} keywords in the {\tt |
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.bass} file. The units for {\tt tauBarostat} are fs, and the units |
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for the {\tt targetPressure} are atmospheres. Like in the NVT |
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relaxation of the pressure to the target value. Like in the NVT |
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|
integrator, the integration of the equations of motion is carried |
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out in a velocity-Verlet style 2 part algorithm: |
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|
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Most of these equations are identical to their counterparts in the |
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|
NVT integrator, but the propagation of positions to time $t + h$ |
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depends on the positions at the same time. {\sc oopse} carries out |
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this step iteratively (with a limit of 5 passes through the |
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iterative loop). Also, the simulation box $\mathsf{H}$ is scaled |
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uniformly for one full time step by an exponential factor that |
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depends on the value of $\eta$ at time $t + h / 2$. Reshaping the |
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box uniformly also scales the volume of the box by |
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depends on the positions at the same time. The simulation box |
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$\mathsf{H}$ is scaled uniformly for one full time step by an |
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exponential factor that depends on the value of $\eta$ at time $t + |
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> |
h / 2$. Reshaping the box uniformly also scales the volume of the |
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box by |
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|
\begin{equation} |
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\mathcal{V}(t + h) \leftarrow e^{ - 3 h \eta(t + h /2)}. |
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\mathcal{V}(t) |
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|
to caclculate $T(t + h)$, $P(t + h)$, $\chi(t + h)$, and $\eta(t + |
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|
h)$, they indirectly depend on their own values at time $t + h$. |
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|
{\tt moveB} is therefore done in an iterative fashion until $\chi(t |
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+ h)$ and $\eta(t + h)$ become self-consistent. The relative |
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tolerance for the self-consistency check defaults to a value of |
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$\mbox{10}^{-6}$, but {\sc oopse} will terminate the iteration after |
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4 loops even if the consistency check has not been satisfied. |
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+ h)$ and $\eta(t + h)$ become self-consistent. |
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|
|
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|
The Melchionna modification of the Nos\'e-Hoover-Andersen algorithm |
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|
is known to conserve a Hamiltonian for the extended system that is, |
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|
P_{\mathrm{target}} \mathcal{V}(t). |
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|
\end{equation} |
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|
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Bond constraints are applied at the end of both the {\tt moveA} and |
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{\tt moveB} portions of the algorithm. Details on the constraint |
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algorithms are given in section \ref{oopseSec:rattle}. |
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– |
|
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|
\subsection{\label{methodSection:NPTf}Constant-pressure integration with a |
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flexible box (NPTf)} |
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|
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\mathsf{H}(t + h) &\leftarrow \mathsf{H}(t) \cdot e^{-h |
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|
\overleftrightarrow{\eta}(t + h / 2)} . |
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|
\end{align*} |
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{\sc oopse} uses a power series expansion truncated at second order |
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for the exponential operation which scales the simulation box. |
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Here, a power series expansion truncated at second order for the |
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> |
exponential operation is used to scale the simulation box. |
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|
|
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|
The {\tt moveB} portion of the algorithm is largely unchanged from |
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|
the NPTi integrator: |
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|
identical to those described for the NPTi integrator. |
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|
|
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|
The NPTf integrator is known to conserve the following Hamiltonian: |
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< |
\begin{equation} |
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H_{\mathrm{NPTf}} = V + K + f k_B T_{\mathrm{target}} \left( |
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> |
\begin{eqnarray*} |
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H_{\mathrm{NPTf}} & = & V + K + f k_B T_{\mathrm{target}} \left( |
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|
\frac{\tau_{T}^2 \chi^2(t)}{2} + \int_{0}^{t} \chi(t^\prime) |
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< |
dt^\prime \right) + P_{\mathrm{target}} \mathcal{V}(t) + \frac{f k_B |
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> |
dt^\prime \right) \\ |
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> |
& & + P_{\mathrm{target}} \mathcal{V}(t) + \frac{f k_B |
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|
T_{\mathrm{target}}}{2} |
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|
\mathrm{Tr}\left[\overleftrightarrow{\eta}(t)\right]^2 \tau_B^2. |
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< |
\end{equation} |
| 584 |
> |
\end{eqnarray*} |
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|
|
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|
This integrator must be used with care, particularly in liquid |
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|
simulations. Liquids have very small restoring forces in the |
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|
finds most use in simulating crystals or liquid crystals which |
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|
assume non-orthorhombic geometries. |
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|
|
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\subsection{\label{methodSection:otherSpecialEnsembles}Other Special Ensembles} |
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> |
\subsection{\label{methodSection:NPAT}NPAT Ensemble} |
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|
|
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< |
\subsubsection{\label{methodSection:NPAT}NPAT Ensemble} |
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< |
|
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A comprehensive understanding of structure¨Cfunction relations of |
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< |
biological membrane system ultimately relies on structure and |
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< |
dynamics of lipid bilayer, which are strongly affected by the |
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< |
interfacial interaction between lipid molecules and surrounding |
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< |
media. One quantity to describe the interfacial interaction is so |
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< |
called the average surface area per lipid. Constat area and constant |
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< |
lateral pressure simulation can be achieved by extending the |
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< |
standard NPT ensemble with a different pressure control strategy |
| 596 |
> |
A comprehensive understanding of relations between structures and |
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> |
functions in biological membrane system ultimately relies on |
| 598 |
> |
structure and dynamics of lipid bilayers, which are strongly |
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> |
affected by the interfacial interaction between lipid molecules and |
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> |
surrounding media. One quantity to describe the interfacial |
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> |
interaction is so called the average surface area per lipid. |
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> |
Constant area and constant lateral pressure simulations can be |
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> |
achieved by extending the standard NPT ensemble with a different |
| 604 |
> |
pressure control strategy |
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|
|
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|
\begin{equation} |
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|
\dot {\overleftrightarrow{\eta}} _{\alpha \beta}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} |
| 615 |
|
Note that the iterative schemes for NPAT are identical to those |
| 616 |
|
described for the NPTi integrator. |
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|
|
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\subsubsection{\label{methodSection:NPrT}NP$\gamma$T Ensemble} |
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> |
\subsection{\label{methodSection:NPrT}NP$\gamma$T |
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> |
Ensemble} |
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|
|
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|
Theoretically, the surface tension $\gamma$ of a stress free |
| 622 |
|
membrane system should be zero since its surface free energy $G$ is |
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|
\] |
| 627 |
|
However, a surface tension of zero is not appropriate for relatively |
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|
small patches of membrane. In order to eliminate the edge effect of |
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< |
the membrane simulation, a special ensemble, NP$\gamma$T, is |
| 629 |
> |
the membrane simulation, a special ensemble, NP$\gamma$T, has been |
| 630 |
|
proposed to maintain the lateral surface tension and normal |
| 631 |
< |
pressure. The equation of motion for cell size control tensor, |
| 631 |
> |
pressure. The equation of motion for the cell size control tensor, |
| 632 |
|
$\eta$, in $NP\gamma T$ is |
| 633 |
|
\begin{equation} |
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|
\dot {\overleftrightarrow{\eta}} _{\alpha \beta}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} |
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|
axes are allowed to fluctuate independently, but the angle between |
| 653 |
|
the box axes does not change. It should be noted that the NPTxyz |
| 654 |
|
integrator is a special case of $NP\gamma T$ if the surface tension |
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< |
$\gamma$ is set to zero. |
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> |
$\gamma$ is set to zero, and if $x$ and $y$ can move independently. |
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|
|
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< |
%\section{\label{methodSection:constraintMethod}Constraint Method} |
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> |
\section{\label{methodSection:zcons}The Z-Constraint Method} |
| 658 |
|
|
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%\subsection{\label{methodSection:bondConstraint}Bond Constraint for Rigid Body} |
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> |
Based on the fluctuation-dissipation theorem, a force |
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> |
auto-correlation method was developed by Roux and Karplus to |
| 661 |
> |
investigate the dynamics of ions inside ion channels\cite{Roux1991}. |
| 662 |
> |
The time-dependent friction coefficient can be calculated from the |
| 663 |
> |
deviation of the instantaneous force from its mean force. |
| 664 |
> |
\begin{equation} |
| 665 |
> |
\xi(z,t)=\langle\delta F(z,t)\delta F(z,0)\rangle/k_{B}T, |
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> |
\end{equation} |
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> |
where% |
| 668 |
> |
\begin{equation} |
| 669 |
> |
\delta F(z,t)=F(z,t)-\langle F(z,t)\rangle. |
| 670 |
> |
\end{equation} |
| 671 |
|
|
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%\subsection{\label{methodSection:zcons}Z-constraint Method} |
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> |
If the time-dependent friction decays rapidly, the static friction |
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> |
coefficient can be approximated by |
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> |
\begin{equation} |
| 675 |
> |
\xi_{\text{static}}(z)=\int_{0}^{\infty}\langle\delta F(z,t)\delta |
| 676 |
> |
F(z,0)\rangle dt. |
| 677 |
> |
\end{equation} |
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> |
Allowing diffusion constant to then be calculated through the |
| 679 |
> |
Einstein relation:\cite{Marrink1994} |
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> |
\begin{equation} |
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> |
D(z)=\frac{k_{B}T}{\xi_{\text{static}}(z)}=\frac{(k_{B}T)^{2}}{\int_{0}^{\infty |
| 682 |
> |
}\langle\delta F(z,t)\delta F(z,0)\rangle dt}.% |
| 683 |
> |
\end{equation} |
| 684 |
|
|
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\section{\label{methodSection:langevin}Integrators for Langevin Dynamics of Rigid Bodies} |
| 685 |
> |
The Z-Constraint method, which fixes the z coordinates of the |
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> |
molecules with respect to the center of the mass of the system, has |
| 687 |
> |
been a method suggested to obtain the forces required for the force |
| 688 |
> |
auto-correlation calculation.\cite{Marrink1994} However, simply |
| 689 |
> |
resetting the coordinate will move the center of the mass of the |
| 690 |
> |
whole system. To avoid this problem, we reset the forces of |
| 691 |
> |
z-constrained molecules as well as subtract the total constraint |
| 692 |
> |
forces from the rest of the system after the force calculation at |
| 693 |
> |
each time step instead of resetting the coordinate. |
| 694 |
|
|
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< |
\subsection{\label{methodSection:temperature}Temperature Control} |
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> |
After the force calculation, we define $G_\alpha$ as |
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> |
\begin{equation} |
| 697 |
> |
G_{\alpha} = \sum_i F_{\alpha i}, \label{oopseEq:zc1} |
| 698 |
> |
\end{equation} |
| 699 |
> |
where $F_{\alpha i}$ is the force in the z direction of atom $i$ in |
| 700 |
> |
z-constrained molecule $\alpha$. The forces of the z constrained |
| 701 |
> |
molecule are then set to: |
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> |
\begin{equation} |
| 703 |
> |
F_{\alpha i} = F_{\alpha i} - |
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> |
\frac{m_{\alpha i} G_{\alpha}}{\sum_i m_{\alpha i}}. |
| 705 |
> |
\end{equation} |
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> |
Here, $m_{\alpha i}$ is the mass of atom $i$ in the z-constrained |
| 707 |
> |
molecule. Having rescaled the forces, the velocities must also be |
| 708 |
> |
rescaled to subtract out any center of mass velocity in the z |
| 709 |
> |
direction. |
| 710 |
> |
\begin{equation} |
| 711 |
> |
v_{\alpha i} = v_{\alpha i} - |
| 712 |
> |
\frac{\sum_i m_{\alpha i} v_{\alpha i}}{\sum_i m_{\alpha i}}, |
| 713 |
> |
\end{equation} |
| 714 |
> |
where $v_{\alpha i}$ is the velocity of atom $i$ in the z direction. |
| 715 |
> |
Lastly, all of the accumulated z constrained forces must be |
| 716 |
> |
subtracted from the system to keep the system center of mass from |
| 717 |
> |
drifting. |
| 718 |
> |
\begin{equation} |
| 719 |
> |
F_{\beta i} = F_{\beta i} - \frac{m_{\beta i} \sum_{\alpha} |
| 720 |
> |
G_{\alpha}} |
| 721 |
> |
{\sum_{\beta}\sum_i m_{\beta i}}, |
| 722 |
> |
\end{equation} |
| 723 |
> |
where $\beta$ are all of the unconstrained molecules in the system. |
| 724 |
> |
Similarly, the velocities of the unconstrained molecules must also |
| 725 |
> |
be scaled. |
| 726 |
> |
\begin{equation} |
| 727 |
> |
v_{\beta i} = v_{\beta i} + \sum_{\alpha} |
| 728 |
> |
\frac{\sum_i m_{\alpha i} v_{\alpha i}}{\sum_i m_{\alpha i}}. |
| 729 |
> |
\end{equation} |
| 730 |
|
|
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\subsection{\label{methodSection:pressureControl}Pressure Control} |
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\section{\label{methodSection:hydrodynamics}Hydrodynamics} |
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%\section{\label{methodSection:coarseGrained}Coarse-Grained Modeling} |
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%\section{\label{methodSection:moleculeScale}Molecular-Scale Modeling} |
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At the very beginning of the simulation, the molecules may not be at |
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their constrained positions. To move a z-constrained molecule to its |
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specified position, a simple harmonic potential is used |
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\begin{equation} |
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U(t)=\frac{1}{2}k_{\text{Harmonic}}(z(t)-z_{\text{cons}})^{2},% |
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\end{equation} |
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where $k_{\text{Harmonic}}$ is the harmonic force constant, $z(t)$ |
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is the current $z$ coordinate of the center of mass of the |
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constrained molecule, and $z_{\text{cons}}$ is the constrained |
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position. The harmonic force operating on the z-constrained molecule |
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at time $t$ can be calculated by |
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\begin{equation} |
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F_{z_{\text{Harmonic}}}(t)=-\frac{\partial U(t)}{\partial z(t)}= |
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-k_{\text{Harmonic}}(z(t)-z_{\text{cons}}). |
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\end{equation} |
