.. index:: improper_style fourier
.. index:: improper_style fourier/omp

improper_style fourier command
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Accelerator Variants: *fourier/omp*

Syntax
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.. code-block:: LAMMPS

   improper_style fourier

Examples
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.. code-block:: LAMMPS

   improper_style fourier
   improper_coeff 1 100.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1

Description
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The *fourier* improper style uses the following potential:

.. math::

   E = K [C_0 + C_1 \cos ( \omega) + C_2 \cos( 2 \omega) ]

where K is the force constant, C0, C1, C2 are dimensionless coefficients,
and omega is the angle between the IL axis and the IJK plane:

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If all parameter (see below) is not zero, the all the three possible angles will taken in account.

The following coefficients must be defined for each improper type via
the :doc:`improper_coeff <improper_coeff>` command as in the example
above, or in the data file or restart files read by the
:doc:`read_data <read_data>` or :doc:`read_restart <read_restart>`
commands:

* :math:`K` (energy)
* :math:`C_0` (unitless)
* :math:`C_1` (unitless)
* :math:`C_2` (unitless)
* all  (0 or 1, optional)

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.. include:: accel_styles.rst

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Restrictions
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This angle style can only be used if LAMMPS was built with the
EXTRA-MOLECULE package.  See the :doc:`Build package <Build_package>`
doc page for more info.

Related commands
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:doc:`improper_coeff <improper_coeff>`

Default
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none