reformat, mention compute dipole
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@ -29,37 +29,41 @@ Description
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Define a computation that calculates the dipole vector and total dipole
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for multiple chunks of atoms.
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In LAMMPS, chunks are collections of atoms defined by a :doc:`compute chunk/atom <compute_chunk_atom>` command, which assigns each atom
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to a single chunk (or no chunk). The ID for this command is specified
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as chunkID. For example, a single chunk could be the atoms in a
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molecule or atoms in a spatial bin. See the :doc:`compute chunk/atom <compute_chunk_atom>` and :doc:`Howto chunk <Howto_chunk>`
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doc pages for details of how chunks can be defined and examples of how
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they can be used to measure properties of a system.
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In LAMMPS, chunks are collections of atoms defined by a :doc:`compute
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chunk/atom <compute_chunk_atom>` command, which assigns each atom to a
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single chunk (or no chunk). The ID for this command is specified as
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chunkID. For example, a single chunk could be the atoms in a molecule
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or atoms in a spatial bin. See the :doc:`compute chunk/atom
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<compute_chunk_atom>` and :doc:`Howto chunk <Howto_chunk>` doc pages for
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details of how chunks can be defined and examples of how they can be
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used to measure properties of a system.
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This compute calculates the x,y,z coordinates of the dipole vector
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and the total dipole moment for each chunk, which includes all effects
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due to atoms passing through periodic boundaries. For chunks with a net
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This compute calculates the x,y,z coordinates of the dipole vector and
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the total dipole moment for each chunk, which includes all effects due
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to atoms passing through periodic boundaries. For chunks with a net
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charge the resulting dipole is made position independent by subtracting
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the position vector of the center of mass or geometric center times the
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net charge from the computed dipole vector.
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net charge from the computed dipole vector. Both per-atom charges and
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per-atom dipole moments, if present, contribute to the computed dipole.
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Note that only atoms in the specified group contribute to the
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calculation. The :doc:`compute chunk/atom <compute_chunk_atom>` command
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defines its own group; atoms will have a chunk ID = 0 if they are not
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in that group, signifying they are not assigned to a chunk, and will
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thus also not contribute to this calculation. You can specify the
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"all" group for this command if you simply want to include atoms with
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non-zero chunk IDs.
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defines its own group; atoms will have a chunk ID = 0 if they are not in
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that group, signifying they are not assigned to a chunk, and will thus
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also not contribute to this calculation. You can specify the "all"
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group for this command if you simply want to include atoms with non-zero
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chunk IDs.
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.. note::
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The coordinates of an atom contribute to the chunk's
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dipole in "unwrapped" form, by using the image flags
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associated with each atom. See the :doc:`dump custom <dump>` command
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for a discussion of "unwrapped" coordinates. See the Atoms section of
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the :doc:`read_data <read_data>` command for a discussion of image flags
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The coordinates of an atom contribute to the chunk's dipole in
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"unwrapped" form, by using the image flags associated with each atom.
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See the :doc:`dump custom <dump>` command for a discussion of
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"unwrapped" coordinates. See the Atoms section of the
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:doc:`read_data <read_data>` command for a discussion of image flags
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and how they are set for each atom. You can reset the image flags
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(e.g. to 0) before invoking this compute by using the :doc:`set image <set>` command.
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(e.g. to 0) before invoking this compute by using the :doc:`set image
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<set>` command.
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The simplest way to output the results of the compute com/chunk
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calculation to a file is to use the :doc:`fix ave/time <fix_ave_time>`
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@ -75,11 +79,12 @@ Output info
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"""""""""""
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This compute calculates a global array where the number of rows = the
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number of chunks *Nchunk* as calculated by the specified :doc:`compute chunk/atom <compute_chunk_atom>` command. The number of columns =
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4 for the x,y,z dipole vector components and the total dipole of each
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number of chunks *Nchunk* as calculated by the specified :doc:`compute
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chunk/atom <compute_chunk_atom>` command. The number of columns = 4 for
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the x,y,z dipole vector components and the total dipole of each
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chunk. These values can be accessed by any command that uses global
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array values from a compute as input. See the :doc:`Howto output <Howto_output>` doc page for an overview of LAMMPS output
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options.
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array values from a compute as input. See the :doc:`Howto output
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<Howto_output>` doc page for an overview of LAMMPS output options.
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The array values are "intensive". The array values will be in
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dipole units, i.e. charge units times distance :doc:`units <units>`.
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@ -91,9 +96,11 @@ Restrictions
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Related commands
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""""""""""""""""
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:doc:`compute com/chunk <compute_com_chunk>`
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:doc:`compute com/chunk <compute_com_chunk>`,
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:doc:`compute dipole <compute_dipole>`
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Default
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"""""""
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none
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Using the center of mass is the default setting for the net charge correction.
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