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Pair styles
===========
Classes that compute pairwise interactions are derived from the Pair
class. In LAMMPS, pairwise calculation include many-body potentials
such as EAM or Tersoff where particles interact without a static bond
topology. New styles can be created to add new pair potentials to
LAMMPS.
Pair_lj_cut.cpp is a simple example of a Pair class, though it
includes some optional methods to enable its use with rRESPA.
Here is a brief description of the class methods in pair.h:
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| compute | workhorse routine that computes pairwise interactions |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| settings | reads the input script line with arguments you define |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| coeff | set coefficients for one i,j type pair |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| init_one | perform initialization for one i,j type pair |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| init_style | initialization specific to this pair style |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| write & read_restart | write/read i,j pair coeffs to restart files |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| write & read_restart_settings | write/read global settings to restart files |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| single | force/r and energy of a single pairwise interaction between 2 atoms |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| compute_inner/middle/outer | versions of compute used by rRESPA |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
The inner/middle/outer routines are optional.