Hi, The answer is given by g_anaeig (-h):
When -v, -eig, -v2 and -eig2 are given, a single number for the overlap between the covariance matrices is generated. The formulas are: difference = sqrt(tr((sqrt(M1) - sqrt(M2))^2)) normalized overlap = 1 - difference/sqrt(tr(M1) + tr(M2)) shape overlap = 1 - sqrt(tr((sqrt(M1/tr(M1)) - sqrt(M2/tr(M2)))^2)) where M1 and M2 are the two covariance matrices and tr is the trace of a matrix. The numbers are proportional to the overlap of the square root of the fluctuations. The normalized overlap is the most useful number, it is 1 for identical matrices and 0 when the sampled subspaces are orthogonal. A more elaborate explanation is given in chapter 8.10 of the manual. The definition for the RMSIP is a different one, but can readily be found in literature. Cheers, Tsjerk On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Mark Abraham <mark.abra...@anu.edu.au> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pawan raghav <pwnr...@gmail.com> > Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 16:28 > Subject: [gmx-users] RMSIP > To: gmx-users@gromacs.org > >> Thanks mark, but I think that g_anaeig calculates the degree of overlap then >> what method would you use to calculate this?> > > I don't know what you are asking, and I certainly don't know the answer :-). > > Mark > -- > gmx-users mailing list gmx-us...@gromacs.org > http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users > Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! > Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the > www interface or send it to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org. > Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php > -- Tsjerk A. Wassenaar, Ph.D. post-doctoral researcher Molecular Dynamics Group Groningen Institute for Biomolecular Research and Biotechnology University of Groningen The Netherlands -- gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface or send it to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org. Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php