diff --git a/doc/src/dihedral_spherical.txt b/doc/src/dihedral_spherical.txt
index 3f888db01b..c71a319912 100644
--- a/doc/src/dihedral_spherical.txt
+++ b/doc/src/dihedral_spherical.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ dihedral_style spherical :pre
 
 [Examples:]
 
-dihedral_coeff 1 1  286.1  1 124 1   1 90.0 0   1 90.0 0
-dihedral_coeff 1 3  286.1  1 114 1   1 90  0    1 90.0  0  &
-                    17.3   0 0.0 0   1 158 1    0 0.0   0  &
-                    15.1   0 0.0 0   0 0.0 0    1 167.3 1   :pre
+dihedral_coeff 1 1  286.1  1 124  1    1 90.0 0    1 90.0 0
+dihedral_coeff 1 3  69.3   1 93.9 1    1 90   0    1 90   0  &
+                    49.1   0 0.00 0    1 74.4 1    0 0.00 0  &
+                    25.2   0 0.00 0    0 0.00 0    1 48.1 1
 
 [Description:]
 
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ the dihedral interaction even if it requires adding additional terms to
 the expansion (as was done in the second example).  A careful choice of
 parameters can prevent singularities that occur with traditional
 force-fields whenever theta1 or theta2 approach 0 or 180 degrees.
+
 The last example above corresponds to an interaction with a single energy
-minima located at phi=114, theta1=158, theta2=167.3 degrees, and it remains
+minima located near phi=93.9, theta1=74.4, theta2=48.1 degrees, and it remains
 numerically stable at all angles (phi, theta1, theta2). In this example,
-the coefficients 17.3, and 15.1 can be physically interpreted as the
+the coefficients 49.1, and 25.2 can be physically interpreted as the
 harmonic spring constants for theta1 and theta2 around their minima.
-The coefficient 286.1 is the harmonic spring constant for phi after
-division by sin(158)*sin(167.3) (the minima positions for theta1 and theta2).
+The coefficient 69.3 is the harmonic spring constant for phi after
+division by sin(74.4)*sin(48.1) (the minima positions for theta1 and theta2).
 
 The following coefficients must be defined for each dihedral type via the
 "dihedral_coeff"_dihedral_coeff.html command as in the example above, or in
diff --git a/doc/src/pair_gauss.txt b/doc/src/pair_gauss.txt
index 92d8b51d8b..f6f46a2de8 100644
--- a/doc/src/pair_gauss.txt
+++ b/doc/src/pair_gauss.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ The B parameter is converted to a distance (sigma), before mixing
 afterwards (using B=sigma^2).
 Negative A values are converted to positive A values (using abs(A))
 before mixing, and converted back after mixing
-(by multiplying by sign(Ai)*sign(Aj)).
+(by multiplying by min(sign(Ai),sign(Aj))).
 This way, if either particle is repulsive (if Ai<0 or Aj<0),
 then the default interaction between both particles will be repulsive.