Mark Abraham skrev 2011-05-10 12.31:
On 10/05/2011 8:23 PM, lammps lammps wrote:
Hi,
I want to study the shape change of a macromolecule which seems like
a ellipsoid. So, I need obtain the three principal moments of the
molecules.
Is the command of g_gyrate helpful for me? The sum of the three
principal moments should be equal to the <Rg^2>. However, I used the
command g_gyrate -f traj.gro -s nvt.tpr -n anly.ndx -o shape.xvg -p
obtain the Rg and other three qualities.
It seems that the sum of the last three qualities is not equal to the
Rg^2. Is there something wrong?
Why should that sum equal Rg^2?
Mark
Shouldn't it be half of that sum?
Rg^2 = 1/N Sum([r_k - <r>]^2),
where r are vectors and masses are set to unity for conveniance. If
decomposed in orthonormal axes x, y, and z, it yealds
Rg^2 = 1/N Sum([x_k-<x>]^2 + [y_k-<y>]^2 + [z_k-<z>]^2).
The radius of gyration around e.g. the x-axis is
Rg_x^2 = !/N Sum([y_k-<y>]^2 + [z_k-<z_k>]^2).
Hence Rg^2 = (Rg_x^2+Rg_y^2+Rg_z^2) / 2.
That matches the numbers I get from my tests.
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