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<code>[[optimize]]</code> selects the method for propagating the atomic positions. Currently, the accepted options are:
 
<code>[[optimize]]</code> selects the method for propagating the atomic positions. Currently, the accepted options are:
  
# <code>"vv"</code> for Velocity Verlet [[molecular dynamics]] (this is the default if you don't choose anything)
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# <code>"vv"</code> for [[Velocity Verlet]] [[molecular dynamics]] (this is the default if you don't choose anything)
 
# <code>"gd"</code> for [[gradient descent]] [[energy minimization]]
 
# <code>"gd"</code> for [[gradient descent]] [[energy minimization]]
  
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| Optional
 
| Optional
 
| String
 
| String
| <code>"vv"</code> or <code>[[gradient descent|gd]]</code>
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| <code>"[[velocity verlet|vv]]"</code> or <code>"[[gradient descent|gd]]"</code>
 
| <code>"gd"</code>
 
| <code>"gd"</code>
 
| <code>[[max_opt_step]]</code>
 
| <code>[[max_opt_step]]</code>

Revision as of 15:27, 31 October 2021

optimize selects the method for propagating the atomic positions. Currently, the accepted options are:

  1. "vv" for Velocity Verlet molecular dynamics (this is the default if you don't choose anything)
  2. "gd" for gradient descent energy minimization

Summary

Summary for optimize keyword
Required/optional Type Accepted values Default See also
Optional String "vv" or "gd" "gd" max_opt_step

Example

optimize = "gd"
max_opt_step = 0.1 ! Angstrom