<span id="index-0"></span><h1>pair_style coul/diel command<a class="headerlink" href="#pair-style-coul-diel-command" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>where r_me is the inflection point of epsilon_D(r) and sigma_e is a slope
defining length scale. C is the same Coulomb conversion factor as in the
pair_styles coul/cut, coul/long, and coul/debye. In this way the Coulomb
interaction between ions is corrected at small distances r. The lower
limit of epsilon_D(r->0)=5.2 due to dielectric saturation <a class="reference internal" href="#stiles"><span>(Stiles)</span></a>
while the Coulomb interaction reaches its bulk limit by setting
epsilon_D(r->infty)=epsilon, the bulk value of the solvent which is 78
for water at 298K.</p>
<p>Examples of the use of this type of Coulomb interaction include implicit
solvent simulations of salt ions
<a class="reference internal" href="pair_gauss.html#lenart"><span>(Lenart)</span></a> and of ionic surfactants <a class="reference internal" href="pair_gauss.html#jusufi"><span>(Jusufi)</span></a>.
Note that this potential is only reasonable for implicit solvent simulations
and in combiantion with coul/cut or coul/long. It is also usually combined
with gauss/cut, see <a class="reference internal" href="pair_gauss.html#lenart"><span>(Lenart)</span></a> or <a class="reference internal" href="pair_gauss.html#jusufi"><span>(Jusufi)</span></a>.</p>
<p>The following coefficients must be defined for each pair of atom
types via the <a class="reference internal" href="pair_coeff.html"><em>pair_coeff</em></a> command as in the example
above, or in the data file or restart files read by the
<a class="reference internal" href="read_data.html"><em>read_data</em></a> or <a class="reference internal" href="read_restart.html"><em>read_restart</em></a>
commands:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>epsilon (no units)</li>
<li>r_me (distance units)</li>
<li>sigma_e (distance units)</li>
</ul>
<p>The global cutoff (r_c) specified in the pair_style command is used.</p>
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