Add documentation for the ESP module

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

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% $Id: user.tex,v 1.26 1997-07-30 02:04:00 d3g681 Exp $
% $Id: user.tex,v 1.27 1997-10-07 17:35:54 d3j191 Exp $
\documentstyle[fullpage,12pt,fleqn]{book}
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt}
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\chapter{Molecular Dynamics}
\input{nwargos.tex}
\chapter{Electrostatic Potentials}
\input{esp.tex}
\chapter{Combined Quantum and Molecular Mechanics}
\input{qmmm}