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c CCLRC
Section 5.1
variable 2
real
potential parameter, see Table
5.12
variable 3
real
potential parameter, see Table
5.12
variable 4
real
potential parameter, see Table
5.12
variable 5
real
potential parameter, see Table
5.12
The variables pertaining to each potential are described in Table
5.12
.
Note that any pair potential not specified in the FIELD file, will be assumed to be zero.
Table 5.12: Pair Potentials
key
potential type
Variables (1-5)
functional form
12-6
12-6
A
B
U (r) =
A
r
12
-
B
r
6
lj
Lennard-Jones
U (r) = 4
r
12
-
r
6
nm
n-m
E
o
n
m
r
0
U (r) =
E
o
(n-m)
m
r
o
r
n
- n
r
o
r
m
buck
Buckingham
A
C
U (r) = A exp -
r
-
C
r
6
bhm
Born-Huggins
A
B
C
D
U (r) = A exp[B( - r)] -
C
r
6
-
D
r
8
-Meyer
hbnd
12-10 H-bond
A
B
U (r) =
A
r
12
-
B
r
10
snm
Shifted force
E
o
n
m
r
0
r
c
U (r) =
E
o
(n-m)
×
n-m [
29
]
m
n
r
o
r
n
-
1
n
- n
m
r
o
r
m
-
1
m
+
nmE
o
(n-m)
r-r
o
r
o

n
-

m
mors
Morse
E
0
r
0
k
U (r) = E
0
[{1 - exp(-k(r - r
0
))}
2
- 1]
tab
Tabulation
tabulated potential
Note: in this formula the terms , and are compound expressions involving the variables
E
o
, n, m, r
0
and r
c
. See Section
2.3.1
for further details.
Note: r
c
defaults to the general van der Waals cutoff (rvdw or rcut) if it is set to zero or not
specified or not specified in the FIELD file.
2. rdf n
where n is the number of RDF pairs to be entered. It is followed by n records, each specifying
a particular RDF pair in the following manner:
atmnam 1
a8
first atom type
atmnam 2
a8
second atom type
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