Re: [AMBER] How to fix the wall of the water box in amber

From: Bill Ross <ross.cgl.ucsf.edu>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 02:01:46 -0700

This comes up with lipid simulations all the time, and as I recall the
answer has always been no.

E.g. http://ambermd.org/tutorials/advanced/tutorial16/

" Your system will be rectangular and periodic in the X, Y, and Z
dimensions."

Bill



On 8/6/16 10:34 PM, Ming Tang wrote:
> Thank you Bill,
>
> Is it possible for me to apply constant pressure with periodic boundary condition along Z direction only, while keeping the four walls parallel to the Z-axis fixed. I want to apply this boundary because my protein is long and I plan to do SMD. If I use constant volume, the computational cost will be too huge.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Ross [mailto:ross.cgl.ucsf.edu]
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> To keep the box walls from moving, use constant volume (NVT).
>
> When adding waters in leap, it is normal to equilibrate at constant pressure before going to constant volume.
>
> Bill
>
>
> On 8/6/16 6:17 PM, Ming Tang wrote:
>> Dear list,
>>
>> Is there a way to fix the wall of the water box in amber?
>>
>> Thank you.
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