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\label{sec:esp}
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The NWChem Electrostatic Potential (ESP) module derives partial atomic
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charges that fit the quantum mechanical electrostatic potential on selected
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grid points.
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The ESP module is specified by the NWChem task directive
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\begin{verbatim}
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task esp
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\end{verbatim}
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The input for the module is taken from the ESP input block
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\begin{verbatim}
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esp
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end
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\end{verbatim}
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\section{Grid specification}
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The grid points for which the quantum mechanical electrostatic potential is
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evaluated and used in the fitting procedure of the partial atomic charges
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all lie outside the van der Waals radius of the atoms and within a cutoff
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distance from the atomic centers. The following input parameters determine
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the selection of grid points.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item
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The extent of the grid is determined by
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\begin{verbatim}
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range <real rcut>
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\end{verbatim}
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where \verb+rcut+ is the maximum distance in $nm$ between a grid point and
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any of the atomic centers. When omitted, a default value for \verb+rcut+ of
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0.3 $nm$ is used.
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\item
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The grid spacing is specified by
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\begin{verbatim}
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spacing <real spac>
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\end{verbatim}
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where \verb+spac+ is the grid spacing in $nm$ for the regularly spaced
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grid points. If not specified, a default spacing of 0.1 $nm$ is used.
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\item
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The van der Waals radius of an element can be specified by
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\begin{verbatim}
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radius <integer iatnum> <real atrad>
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\end{verbatim}
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where \verb+iatnum+ is the atomic number for which a van der Waals radius
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of \verb+atrad+ in $nm$ will be used in the grid point determination.
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Default values will be used for atoms not specified.
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\end{itemize}
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\section{Constraints}
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Additional constraints to the partial atomic charges can be imposed during
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the fitting procedure.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item
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The net charge of a subset of atoms can be constrained using
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\begin{verbatim}
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constrain <real charge> {<integer iatom>}
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\end{verbatim}
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where \verb+charge+ is the net charge of the set of atoms \verb+{iatom}+.
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A negative atom number \verb+iatom+ can be used to specify that the
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partial charge of that atom is substracted in the sum for the set.
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\end{itemize}
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\section{Restraints}
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Restraints can be applied to each partial charge using the RESP charge
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fitting procedure.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item
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The directive for charge restraining is
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\begin{verbatim}
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restrain [hfree] (harmonic [<real scale>] || \
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hyperbolic [<real scale> [<real tight>]] \
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[maxiter <integer maxit>] [tolerance <real toler>])
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\end{verbatim}
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where \verb+hfree+ can be specified to exclude hydrogen atoms from the
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restaining procecure. Variable \verb+scale+ is the strength of the
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restraint potential, with a default of $0.005 au$ for the harmonic
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restraint and a default value of $0.001 au$ for the hyperbolic restraint.
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For the hyperbolic restraints the tightness \verb+tight+ can be specified
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to change the default value of $0.1 e$. The iteration count that needs to
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be carried out for the hyperbolic restraint is determined by the
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maximum number of allowed iterations \verb+maxiter+, with a default value
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of 25, and the tolerance in the convergence of the partial charges
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\verb+toler+, with a default of $0.001 e$.
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\end{itemize}
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% $Id: user.tex,v 1.26 1997-07-30 02:04:00 d3g681 Exp $
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% $Id: user.tex,v 1.27 1997-10-07 17:35:54 d3j191 Exp $
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\documentstyle[fullpage,12pt,fleqn]{book}
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\setlength{\parskip}{6pt}
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\chapter{Molecular Dynamics}
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\input{nwargos.tex}
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\chapter{Electrostatic Potentials}
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\input{esp.tex}
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\chapter{Combined Quantum and Molecular Mechanics}
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\input{qmmm}
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