Action: EDS

Module eds
Description Usage
Add a linear bias on a set of observables. used in 1 tutorialsused in 1 eggs

Output components

This action calculates the values in the following table. These values can be referenced elsewhere in the input by using this Action's label followed by a dot and the name of the value required from the list below.

Name Type Description
bias scalar the instantaneous value of the bias potential
force2 scalar squared value of force from the bias
pressure scalar If using virial keyword, this is the current sum of virial terms
_coupling scalar For each named CV biased, there will be a corresponding output CV_coupling storing the current linear bias prefactor

Input

The arguments that serve as the input for this action are specified using one or more of the keywords in the following table.

Keyword Type Description
ARG scalar the labels of the scalars on which the bias will act
CENTER_ARG scalar The desired centers (equilibrium values) which will be sought during the adaptive linear biasing
LOGWEIGHTS scalar Add weights to use for computing statistics

Further details and examples

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Syntax

The following table describes the keywords and options that can be used with this action

Keyword Type Default Description
ARG input none the labels of the scalars on which the bias will act
CENTER_ARG input none The desired centers (equilibrium values) which will be sought during the adaptive linear biasing
LOGWEIGHTS input none Add weights to use for computing statistics
RANGE compulsory 25.0 The (starting) maximum increase in coupling constant per PERIOD (in k_B T/[BIAS_SCALE unit]) for each CV biased
SEED compulsory 0 Seed for random order of changing bias
INIT compulsory 0 Starting value for coupling constant
FIXED compulsory 0 Fixed target values for coupling constant
LM_MIXING compulsory 1 Initial mixing parameter when using Levenberg-Marquadt minimization
NUMERICAL_DERIVATIVES optional false calculate the derivatives for these quantities numerically
CENTER optional not used The desired centers (equilibrium values) which will be sought during the adaptive linear biasing
PERIOD optional not used Steps over which to adjust bias for adaptive or ramping
BIAS_SCALE optional not used A divisor to set the units of the bias
TEMP optional not used The system temperature
MULTI_PROP optional not used What proportion of dimensions to update at each step
VIRIAL optional not used Add an update penalty for having non-zero virial contributions
LM optional false Use Levenberg-Marquadt algorithm along with simultaneous keyword
RESTART_FMT optional not used the format that should be used to output real numbers in EDS restarts
OUT_RESTART optional not used Output file for all information needed to continue EDS simulation
IN_RESTART optional not used Read this file to continue an EDS simulation
RAMP optional false Slowly increase bias constant to a fixed value
COVAR optional false Utilize the covariance matrix when updating the bias
FREEZE optional false Fix bias at current level (only used for restarting)
MEAN optional false Instead of using final bias level from restart, use average
RESTART optional not used allows per-action setting of restart (YES/NO/AUTO)