CV:DD
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Definition
The difference between two distances. Each distance is calculated as a distance between the center of mass of two groups of atoms.
PBC note: The minimum-image convention is apllied to the distances |AB| and |CD| only if the fenable_pbc option is activated. The convention is not used to calculate the center of mass. It is therefore required that atoms within a group are either covalently bound or are part of complex that will not be separated or reimaged during a simulation. The convention is not also applied to the distance difference result.
Specification
Section name: DD
Key | Type | Default | Description |
name | string | unique CV name | |
group_a | mask | atoms specifying the point A | |
group_b | mask | atoms specifying the point B | |
group_c | mask | atoms specifying the point C | |
group_d | mask | atoms specifying the point D |
Keys in bold are mandatory.