STM:Collective variables

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Each collective variable used in the string method simulation is provided in a separate section [CV]. All these sections are included either in the special group if the collective variables are provided in the main control file or in the {MAIN} group of separate file. The name of the group or the file name is controlled be the fstmdef option provided in the [file] section.

[CV]

Key	Default value	Type	Description
name		string	The name of collective variable from the list of general collective variables. For details, see: Collective Variables. The CV cannot be a member of managed path.
force_constant		real	The force constant that will be used to fix the collective variable.

Keys in bold are mandatory.

NOTE: Collective variables must be provided in the same order in which they are defined on the string server!