malramsay64 / statdyn-analysis

Collection of tools for the statistical dynamics analysis of Molecular Dynamics trajectories.
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Incorrect Definition of Rigid Bodies #27

Closed malramsay64 closed 6 years ago

malramsay64 commented 6 years ago

The definition of the rigid body is incorrect which is meaning I am not running the simulations I think I am running.

For rigid particles in hoomd, the central particle of the rigid body is intended to be the center of mass. This body has the mass of the entire body and the moment of inertia. The masses of the constituent particles are ignored.

I need to redefine the particles, using the center of mass as a non-interacting central particle, separately defining the interacting parts of the molecule.

malramsay64 commented 6 years ago

Most quantities are not affected, however there are some changes that will need to be made: