[DFTB-Plus-User] iterated process of MD jobs

[Bálint Aradi]

Dear Young,

> 1. Can I generate a file of last atomic velocities (similarly to
> geo_end.gen for the position) after completion of a MD work, so that I
> can insert it in the input of new work?

Yes, currently the velocities are stored in the xyz geometry file in
columns 6 - 8. Those you can use to restart your calculation. They are,
however, in AA/ps, so make sure to specify the units of the velocities
in the DFTB+ input accordingly!

> 
> 2. For parallel running (4 prcoesses) of "mpirun -np 4 -machinefile
> $PBS_NODEFILE dftb+", do I have to explicitly describe group = 4 (not 1)
> in Parallel section?

Groups only make sense, if you wan't to parallelise over k-points. (One
group deals with one k-point at a time). If you do not specify groups,
all processes will work on the same Hamiltonian.

Rule of thumb: If you have a small Hamiltonian but many k-points, it may
make sense. If you don't have k-points, it does not.

> What output file will be created for periodic saving (for
> MDRestartFrequecy) of cooridnates, velocties, charges of atoms?

The xyz geometry file.

  Best regards,

  Bálint

-- 
Dr. Bálint Aradi
Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen
http://www.bccms.uni-bremen.de/cms/people/b-aradi/


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