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<H3>pair_style lj/expand command
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<PRE>pair_style lj/expand cutoff
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<UL><LI>cutoff = global cutoff for lj/expand interactions (distance units)
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
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<PRE>pair_style lj/expand 2.5
pair_coeff * * 1.0 1.0 0.5
pair_coeff 1 1 1.0 1.0 -0.2 2.0
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<P><B>Description:</B>
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<P>Style <I>lj/expand</I> computes a LJ interaction with a distance shifted by
delta which can be useful when particles are of different sizes, since
it is different that using different sigma values in a standard LJ
formula:
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<P>Rc is the cutoff which does not include the delta distance. I.e. the
actual force cutoff is the sum of cutoff + delta.
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<P>The following coefficients must be defined for each pair of atoms
types via the <A HREF = "pair_coeff.html">pair_coeff</A> command as in the examples
above, or in the data file or restart files read by the
<A HREF = "read_data.html">read_data</A> or <A HREF = "read_restart.html">read_restart</A>
commands:
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<UL><LI>epsilon (energy units)
<LI>sigma (distance units)
<LI>delta (distance units)
<LI>cutoff (distance units)
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<P>The delta values can be positive or negative. The last coefficient is
optional. If not specified, the global LJ cutoff is used.
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<P>If the pair_coeff command is not used to define coefficients for a
particular I != J type pair, the mixing rule is set by the
<A HREF = "pair_modify.html">pair_modify</A> command. Additionally, the delta
coefficient is always mixed by the rule
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<PRE>delta_ij = (delta_i + delta_j) / 2
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B> none
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<P><B>Related commands:</B>
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<P><A HREF = "pair_coeff.html">pair_coeff</A>
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<P><B>Default:</B> none
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