Re: [AMBER] The MSD and periodic boundary condition

From: Jason Swails <jason.swails.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:30 -0500

set iwrap=0 in your mdin file. iwrap "wraps" molecules that leave the box
into the other side.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Chih-Ying Lin <chihying.usc.edu> wrote:

>
>
> Hi
> With the periodic boundary condition, all the recorded coordinates of the
> atom are within the simulation box.
> To calculate the MSD, the movement of the center mass of the molecules
> between this time step with the next time step is calculated without
> considering the periodic boundary condition.
>
>
> But all the recorded coordinates of the atom are within the simulation box
> after considering the periodic boundary condition.
> So, how can I remove the periodic boundary condition to get the truly
> movement of the atoms between the two time steps ?
>
>
> Thank you
> Lin
>
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