thanks..
>________________________________
> From: Jason Swails <jason.swails.gmail.com>
>To: Syed Tarique Moin <tarisyed.yahoo.com>; AMBER Mailing List <amber.ambermd.org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 1:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [AMBER] simulation box shape changed
>
>On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:46 AM, Syed Tarique Moin <tarisyed.yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am simulating a very small complex (of few atoms) in a water box made
>> using solvateoct command. During simulation, water is dispersed out of the
>> box. Is there something wrong during my simulation as I have used the
>> following protocols..
>>
>
>Why do you not expect this? Water should diffuse naturally, and should
>'leave' the simulation box. Remember that these simulations are fully
>periodic, though, and each atom appears in every unit cell expanded
>infinitely in every direction. Therefore, as soon as one water molecule
>exits the unit cell you are 'watching', one of its images enters the cell
>on the other side. While the coordinates are only tracked for a single
>periodic cell, the simulation includes the effects from all images in all
>cells. (Look up the "minimum image convention" in relation to periodic
>simulations).
>
>You can use the "autoimage" command from cpptraj in order to reimage all
>atoms back into the same unit cell centered around your solute.
>
>HTH,
>Jason
>
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>University of Florida
>Ph.D. Candidate
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