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Description: {{TAG|EDIFFG}} defines the break condition for the ionic relaxation loop.
Description: {{TAG|EDIFFG}} defines the break condition for the ionic relaxation loop.
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If the change in the total (free) energy is smaller than {{TAG|EDIFFG}} between two ionic steps relaxation will be stopped. If {{TAG|EDIFFG}} is negative it has a different meaning: In this case the relaxation will stop if all forces are smaller than |{{TAG|EDIFFG}}| . This is usually a more convenient setting.
When {{TAG|EDIFFG}} is positive, the relaxation is stopped when the change of the total energy is smaller than {{TAG|EDIFFG}} between two ionic steps.


{{TAG|EDIFFG}} might be 0; in this case the ionic relaxation is stopped after {{TAG|NSW}} steps.
When {{TAG|EDIFFG}} is negative, the relaxation is stopped when the norms of all the forces are smaller than |{{TAG|EDIFFG}}|. This is usually a more convenient setting.


{{TAG|EDIFFG}} does not apply to MD-simulations.
If {{TAG|EDIFFG}} = 0, the ionic relaxation is stopped after {{TAG|NSW}} steps.
{{NB|warning|{{TAG|EDIFFG}} does not apply to [[:Category:Molecular dynamics|molecular-dynamics]] simulations.}}


== Related Tags and Sections ==
== Related tags and articles ==
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{{sc|EDIFFG|Examples|Examples that use this tag}}
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 7 April 2022

EDIFFG = [real]
Default: EDIFFG = EDIFF×10 

Description: EDIFFG defines the break condition for the ionic relaxation loop.


When EDIFFG is positive, the relaxation is stopped when the change of the total energy is smaller than EDIFFG between two ionic steps.

When EDIFFG is negative, the relaxation is stopped when the norms of all the forces are smaller than |EDIFFG|. This is usually a more convenient setting.

If EDIFFG = 0, the ionic relaxation is stopped after NSW steps.

Warning: EDIFFG does not apply to molecular-dynamics simulations.

Related tags and articles

EDIFF

Examples that use this tag