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.. index:: dihedral_style helix
dihedral_style helix command
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dihedral_style helix/omp command
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Syntax
""""""
.. code-block:: LAMMPS
dihedral_style helix
Examples
""""""""
.. code-block:: LAMMPS
dihedral_style helix
dihedral_coeff 1 80.0 100.0 40.0
Description
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The *helix* dihedral style uses the potential
.. math::
E = A [1 - \cos(\theta)] + B [1 + \cos(3 \theta)] +
C [1 + \cos(\theta + \frac{\pi}{4})]
This coarse-grain dihedral potential is described in :ref:`(Guo) <Guo>`.
For dihedral angles in the helical region, the energy function is
represented by a standard potential consisting of three minima, one
corresponding to the trans (t) state and the other to gauche states
(g+ and g-). The paper describes how the :math:`A`, :math:`B` and,
:math:`C` parameters are chosen so as to balance secondary (largely
driven by local interactions) and
tertiary structure (driven by long-range interactions).
The following coefficients must be defined for each dihedral type via the
:doc:`dihedral_coeff <dihedral_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:`A` (energy)
* :math:`B` (energy)
* :math:`C` (energy)
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.. include:: accel_styles.rst
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Restrictions
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This dihedral style can only be used if LAMMPS was built with the
MOLECULE package. See the :doc:`Build package <Build_package>` doc page
for more info.
Related commands
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:doc:`dihedral_coeff <dihedral_coeff>`
**Default:** none
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.. _Guo:
**(Guo)** Guo and Thirumalai, Journal of Molecular Biology, 263, 323-43 (1996).