Shortcut: PATH

Module	mapping
Description	Usage
Path collective variables with a more flexible framework for the distance metric being used.

Output components

This action can calculate the values in the following table when the associated keyword is included in the input for the action. 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	Keyword	Description
gspath	scalar	GPATH	the position along the path calculated using the geometric formula
gzpath	scalar	GPATH	the distance from the path calculated using the geometric formula
spath	scalar	default	the position along the path calculated
zpath	scalar	default	the distance from the path calculated

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 list of arguments you would like to use in your definition of the path

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 list of arguments you would like to use in your definition of the path
REFERENCE	compulsory	none	a pdb file containing the set of reference configurations
TYPE	compulsory	OPTIMAL-FAST	the manner in which distances are calculated
LAMBDA	compulsory	none	the lambda parameter is needed for smoothing, is in the units of plumed
COEFFICIENTS	optional	not used	the coefficients of the displacements along each argument that should be used when calculating the euclidean distance
NOPBC	optional	false	ignore the periodic boundary conditions when calculating distances
NOSPATH	optional	false	do not calculate the spath CV
NOZPATH	optional	false	do not calculate the zpath CV
GPATH	optional	false	calculate the trigonometric path
PROPERTY	optional	not used	the property to be used in the index