consistently use prefactor instead of pre-factor (the former was more common)

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Axel Kohlmeyer
2022-05-17 16:20:10 -04:00
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9 changed files with 11 additions and 11 deletions

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@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ doc page. This description of LHD builds on the GHD description.
The definition of bonds and :math:`E_{ij}` are the same for GHD and LHD.
The formulas for :math:`V^{max}_{ij}` and :math:`F^{max}_{ij}` are also
the same except for a pre-factor :math:`C_{ij}`, explained below.
the same except for a prefactor :math:`C_{ij}`, explained below.
The bias energy :math:`V_{ij}` applied to a bond *ij* with maximum strain is
@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Note that this fix does not know the *cutevent* parameter, but uses
half the *cutbond* parameter as an estimate to warn if the ghost
cutoff is not long enough.
As described above the *alpha* argument is a pre-factor in the
As described above the *alpha* argument is a prefactor in the
boostostat update equation for each bond's :math:`C_{ij}` prefactor.
*Alpha* is specified in time units, similar to other thermostat or barostat
damping parameters. It is roughly the physical time it will take the

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@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ of a bond or angle or dihedral interaction whose strength can vary
over time during a simulation. This is functionally similar to
creating a bond or angle or dihedral for the same atoms in a data
file, as specified by the :doc:`read_data <read_data>` command, albeit
with a time-varying pre-factor coefficient, and except for exclusion
with a time-varying prefactor coefficient, and except for exclusion
rules, as explained below.
For the purpose of force field parameter-fitting or mapping a molecular

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@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ inside the colloid particle and wall. Note that the cutoff distance Rc
in this case is the distance from the colloid particle center to the
wall. The prefactor :math:`\epsilon` can be thought of as an effective
Hamaker constant with energy units for the strength of the colloid-wall
interaction. More specifically, the :math:`\epsilon` pre-factor is
interaction. More specifically, the :math:`\epsilon` prefactor is
:math:`4\pi^2 \rho_{wall} \rho_{colloid} \epsilon \sigma^6`, where
:math:`\epsilon` and :math:`\sigma` are the LJ parameters for the
constituent LJ particles. :math:`\rho_{wall}` and :math:`\rho_{colloid}`
@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ constituent LJ particles of size :math:`\sigma` within the colloid particle
and a 3d half-lattice of Lennard-Jones 12/6 particles of size :math:`\sigma`
in the wall. As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the density of
particles in the wall and colloid can be different, as specified by
the :math:`\epsilon` pre-factor.
the :math:`\epsilon` prefactor.
For the *wall/harmonic* style, :math:`\epsilon` is effectively the spring
constant K, and has units (energy/distance\^2). The input parameter

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@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ examples/ directory.
The prefactor :math:`\epsilon` can be thought of as an
effective Hamaker constant with energy units for the strength of the
ellipsoid-wall interaction. More specifically, the :math:`\epsilon`
pre-factor is
prefactor is
.. math::

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@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ two particles, and is thus a non-linear function of overlap distance.
Thus Kn has units of force per area and is thus specified in units of
(pressure). The effects of absolute particle size (monodispersity)
and relative size (polydispersity) are captured in the radii-dependent
pre-factors. When these pre-factors are carried through to the other
prefactors. When these prefactors are carried through to the other
terms in the force equation it means that the specified :math:`\gamma_n` is in
units of (1/(time\*distance)), :math:`K_t` is in units of (pressure), and
:math:`\gamma_t` is in units of (1/(time\*distance)).

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@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ form.
An interpolation table is used to evaluate the density-dependent energy
(:math:`\int A(\rho') d\rho'`) and force (:math:`A(\rho')`). Note that
the pre-factor to the energy is computed after the interpolation, thus
the prefactor to the energy is computed after the interpolation, thus
the :math:`\int A(\rho') d \rho'` will have units of energy / length\^4.
The interpolation table is created as a pre-computation by fitting

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@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ form.
An interpolation table is used to evaluate the density-dependent energy
(:math:`\int A(\rho') d \rho'`) and force (:math:`A(\rho')`). Note that
the pre-factor to the energy is computed after the interpolation, thus
the prefactor to the energy is computed after the interpolation, thus
the :math:`\int A(\rho') d\rho'` will have units of energy / length\^4.
The interpolation table is created as a pre-computation by fitting

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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Style *soft* computes pairwise interactions with the formula
\qquad r < r_c
It is useful for pushing apart overlapping atoms, since it does not
blow up as r goes to 0. A is a pre-factor that can be made to vary in
blow up as r goes to 0. A is a prefactor that can be made to vary in
time from the start to the end of the run (see discussion below),
e.g. to start with a very soft potential and slowly harden the
interactions over time. Rc is the cutoff. See the :doc:`fix nve/limit <fix_nve_limit>` command for another way to push apart

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@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The Coulomb factors are applied to any Coulomb (charge interaction)
term that the potential calculates. The LJ factors are applied to the
remaining terms that the potential calculates, whether they represent
LJ interactions or not. The weighting factors are a scaling
pre-factor on the energy and force between the pair of atoms. A value
prefactor on the energy and force between the pair of atoms. A value
of 1.0 means include the full interaction; a value of 0.0 means
exclude it completely.