Re: [AMBER] Speeding up sqm, PM6 vs AM1 for am1-bcc

From: David A Case <david.case.rutgers.edu>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 14:59:07 -0400

On Wed, Aug 08, 2018, John L. Kulp, Jr. wrote:

> Is it helpful to compile (on linux) with architecture-specific flags
> and/or openmp to speed up sqm?  This is for doing AM1 calculations (as
> part of getting am1-bcc charges).

I don't think such tweaks are likely to be helpful.
>
> Does it work to use PM6 for getting initial charges for am1-bcc, or is
> the parameterization only for AM1?  The reason is to get better
> convergence in some cases.

The parameterization is for AM1 only. There are some notes about
helping convergence on p. 287 of the Amber 2018 Reference Manual.

....dac


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