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.. index:: fix efield
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fix efield command
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==================
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Syntax
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""""""
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.. parsed-literal::
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fix ID group-ID efield ex ey ez keyword value ...
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* ID, group-ID are documented in :doc:`fix <fix>` command
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* efield = style name of this fix command
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* ex,ey,ez = E-field component values (electric field units)
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* any of ex,ey,ez can be a variable (see below)
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* zero or more keyword/value pairs may be appended to args
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* keyword = *region* or *energy*
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.. parsed-literal::
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*region* value = region-ID
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region-ID = ID of region atoms must be in to have added force
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*energy* value = v_name
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v_name = variable with name that calculates the potential energy of each atom in the added E-field
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Examples
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""""""""
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.. code-block:: LAMMPS
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fix kick external-field efield 1.0 0.0 0.0
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fix kick external-field efield 0.0 0.0 v_oscillate
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Description
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"""""""""""
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Add a force F = qE to each charged atom in the group due to an
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external electric field being applied to the system. If the system
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contains point-dipoles, also add a torque on the dipoles due to the
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external electric field.
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For charges, any of the 3 quantities defining the E-field components
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can be specified as an equal-style or atom-style
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:doc:`variable <variable>`, namely *ex*, *ey*, *ez*\ . If the value is a
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variable, it should be specified as v_name, where name is the variable
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name. In this case, the variable will be evaluated each timestep, and
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its value used to determine the E-field component.
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For point-dipoles, equal-style variables can be used, but atom-style
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variables are not currently supported, since they imply a spatial
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gradient in the electric field which means additional terms with
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gradients of the field are required for the force and torque on
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dipoles.
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Equal-style variables can specify formulas with various mathematical
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functions, and include :doc:`thermo_style <thermo_style>` command
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keywords for the simulation box parameters and timestep and elapsed
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time. Thus it is easy to specify a time-dependent E-field.
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Atom-style variables can specify the same formulas as equal-style
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variables but can also include per-atom values, such as atom
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coordinates. Thus it is easy to specify a spatially-dependent E-field
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with optional time-dependence as well.
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If the *region* keyword is used, the atom must also be in the
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specified geometric :doc:`region <region>` in order to have force added
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to it.
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----------
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Adding a force or torque to atoms implies a change in their potential
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energy as they move or rotate due to the applied E-field.
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For dynamics via the "run" command, this energy can be optionally
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added to the system's potential energy for thermodynamic output (see
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below). For energy minimization via the "minimize" command, this
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energy must be added to the system's potential energy to formulate a
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self-consistent minimization problem (see below).
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The *energy* keyword is not allowed if the added field is a constant
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vector (ex,ey,ez), with all components defined as numeric constants
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and not as variables. This is because LAMMPS can compute the energy
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for each charged particle directly as E = -x dot qE = -q (x\*ex + y\*ey
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+ z\*ez), so that -Grad(E) = F. Similarly for point-dipole particles
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the energy can be computed as E = -mu dot E = -(mux\*ex + muy\*ey +
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muz\*ez).
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The *energy* keyword is optional if the added force is defined with
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one or more variables, and if you are performing dynamics via the
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:doc:`run <run>` command. If the keyword is not used, LAMMPS will set
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the energy to 0.0, which is typically fine for dynamics.
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The *energy* keyword is required if the added force is defined with
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one or more variables, and you are performing energy minimization via
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the "minimize" command for charged particles. It is not required for
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point-dipoles, but a warning is issued since the minimizer in LAMMPS
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does not rotate dipoles, so you should not expect to be able to
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minimize the orientation of dipoles in an applied electric field.
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The *energy* keyword specifies the name of an atom-style
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:doc:`variable <variable>` which is used to compute the energy of each
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atom as function of its position. Like variables used for *ex*,
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*ey*, *ez*, the energy variable is specified as v_name, where name
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is the variable name.
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Note that when the *energy* keyword is used during an energy
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minimization, you must insure that the formula defined for the
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atom-style :doc:`variable <variable>` is consistent with the force
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variable formulas, i.e. that -Grad(E) = F. For example, if the force
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due to the electric field were a spring-like F = kx, then the energy
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formula should be E = -0.5kx\^2. If you don't do this correctly, the
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minimization will not converge properly.
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----------
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Restart, fix_modify, output, run start/stop, minimize info
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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No information about this fix is written to :doc:`binary restart files
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<restart>`.
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The :doc:`fix_modify <fix_modify>` *energy* option is supported by
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this fix to add the potential energy inferred by the added force due
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to the electric field to the global potential energy of the system as
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part of :doc:`thermodynamic output <thermo_style>`. The default
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setting for this fix is :doc:`fix_modify energy no <fix_modify>`.
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Note that this energy is a fictitious quantity but is needed so that
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the :doc:`minimize <minimize>` command can include the forces added by
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this fix in a consistent manner. I.e. there is a decrease in
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potential energy when atoms move in the direction of the added force
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due to the electric field.
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The :doc:`fix_modify <fix_modify>` *virial* option is supported by
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this fix to add the contribution due to the added forces on atoms to
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both the global pressure and per-atom stress of the system via the
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:doc:`compute pressure <compute_pressure>` and :doc:`compute
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stress/atom <compute_stress_atom>` commands. The former can be
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accessed by :doc:`thermodynamic output <thermo_style>`. The default
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setting for this fix is :doc:`fix_modify virial no <fix_modify>`.
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The :doc:`fix_modify <fix_modify>` *respa* option is supported by this
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fix. This allows to set at which level of the :doc:`r-RESPA
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<run_style>` integrator the fix adding its forces. Default is the
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outermost level.
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This fix computes a global scalar and a global 3-vector of forces,
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which can be accessed by various :doc:`output commands
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<Howto_output>`. The scalar is the potential energy discussed above.
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The vector is the total force added to the group of atoms. The scalar
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and vector values calculated by this fix are "extensive".
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No parameter of this fix can be used with the *start/stop* keywords of
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the :doc:`run <run>` command.
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The forces due to this fix are imposed during an energy minimization,
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invoked by the :doc:`minimize <minimize>` command. You should not
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specify force components with a variable that has time-dependence for
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use with a minimizer, since the minimizer increments the timestep as
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the iteration count during the minimization.
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.. note::
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If you want the fictitious potential energy associated with the
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added forces to be included in the total potential energy of the
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system (the quantity being minimized), you MUST enable the
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:doc:`fix_modify <fix_modify>` *energy* option for this fix.
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Restrictions
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""""""""""""
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None
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Related commands
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""""""""""""""""
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:doc:`fix addforce <fix_addforce>`
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Default
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"""""""
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none
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