[Pw_forum] A question about Total force

[Payam Norouzzadeh]

Dear QE users

I usually look at total force to check if my structure is being relaxed or
not.Most of times it reduces to a certain level (~0.003) continuously and
then starts to fluctuate. I mean it reverses the trend of reducing total
force.Simply total force begins to grow and sometimes never gets smaller.
The question is that how can I push QE to reduce total force continuously
when I am trying to relax a structure?Why total force fluctuates?

Best regards,Payam Norouzzadeh
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