[Pw_forum] Temperature continuously going down in cp.x run

[Nicola Marzari]

vega lew wrote:
> Dear nicola,
>
> thank you suggestion.
> I'll make the NVE calculation after random the ions.
>
> I wonder what temperature is demand for the NVE?
> if the temperature is too high than the demanded temperature, should I 
> make the smaller random again?
> For example, if the temperature is ~1000K after NVE, but the demanded 
> is 300K, should I make the random process again using smaller amprp(1~3)?
>
> thank you
>
> vega


Correct. In NVE yuo have no option (of course) to set the temperature - you
start froma distorted configuration, and the higher the potential energy 
of this inital
configuration, the higher the average kinetic energy (i.e. temperature) 
of the
equilibrated system.

Very much worth experimenting with this, before moving on.

             nicola


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