<p>Modify one or more parameters of a previously defined compute. Not
all compute styles support all parameters.</p>
<p>The <em>extra</em> keyword refers to how many degrees-of-freedom are
subtracted (typically from 3N) as a normalizing factor in a
temperature computation. Only computes that compute a temperature use
this option. The default is 2 or 3 for <a class="reference internal" href="dimension.html"><span class="doc">2d or 3d systems</span></a> which is a correction factor for an ensemble
of velocities with zero total linear momentum. For compute temp/partial,
if one or more velocity components are excluded, the value used for
<em>extra</em> is scaled accordingly. You can use a negative number for
the <em>extra</em> parameter if you need to add degrees-of-freedom.</p>
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<div>See the <a class="reference internal" href="compute_temp_asphere.html"><span class="doc">compute temp/asphere</span></a> command</div></blockquote>
<p>for an example.</p>
<p>The <em>dynamic</em> keyword determines whether the number of atoms N in the
compute group is re-computed each time a temperature is computed.
Only compute styles that compute a temperature use this option. By
default, N is assumed to be constant. If you are adding atoms to the
system (see the <a class="reference internal" href="fix_pour.html"><span class="doc">fix pour</span></a> or <a class="reference internal" href="fix_deposit.html"><span class="doc">fix deposit</span></a> commands) or expect atoms to be lost
(e.g. due to evaporation), then this option should be used to insure
the temperature is correctly normalized.</p>
<p>The <em>thermo</em> keyword determines whether the potential energy
contribution calculated by some <a class="reference internal" href="fix.html"><span class="doc">fixes</span></a> is added to the
potential energy calculated by the compute. Currently, only the
compute of style <em>pe</em> uses this option. See the doc pages for
<a class="reference internal" href="fix.html"><span class="doc">individual fixes</span></a> for details.</p>
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