.. index:: pair_style momb

pair_style momb command
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Syntax
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.. code-block:: LAMMPS

   pair_style momb cutoff s6 d

* cutoff = global cutoff (distance units)
* s6 = global scaling factor of the exchange-correlation functional used (unitless)
* d = damping scaling factor of Grimme's method (unitless)

Examples
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.. code-block:: LAMMPS

   pair_style momb 12.0 0.75 20.0
   pair_style hybrid/overlay eam/fs lj/charmm/coul/long 10.0 12.0 momb 12.0 0.75 20.0 morse 5.5

   pair_coeff 1 2 momb 0.0 1.0 1.0 10.2847 2.361

Description
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Style *momb* computes pairwise van der Waals (vdW) and short-range
interactions using the Morse potential and :ref:`(Grimme) <Grimme>` method
implemented in the Many-Body Metal-Organic (MOMB) force field
described comprehensively in :ref:`(Fichthorn) <Fichthorn>` and
:ref:`(Zhou) <Zhou5>`. Grimme's method is widely used to correct for
dispersion in density functional theory calculations.

.. math::

   E & = D_0 [\exp^{-2 \alpha (r-r_0)} - 2\exp^{-\alpha (r-r_0)}] - s_6 \frac{C_6}{r^6} f_{damp}(r,R_r) \\
  f_{damp}(r,R_r) & = \frac{1}{1 + \exp^{-d(r/R_r - 1)}}

For the *momb* pair style, the following coefficients must be defined
for each pair of atoms types via the :doc:`pair_coeff <pair_coeff>`
command as in the examples above, or in the data file or restart files
read by the :doc:`read_data <read_data>` as described below:

* :math:`D_0` (energy units)
* :math:`\alpha` (1/distance units)
* :math:`r_0` (distance units)
* :math:`C_6` (energy\*distance\^6 units)
* :math:`R_r` (distance units, typically sum of atomic vdW radii)

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Restrictions
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This style is part of the USER-MISC package. It is only enabled if
LAMMPS is built with that package. See the :doc:`Build package
<Build_package>` doc page on for more info.

Related commands
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:doc:`pair_coeff <pair_coeff>`, :doc:`pair_style morse <pair_morse>`

**Default:** none

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.. _Grimme:

**(Grimme)** Grimme, J Comput Chem, 27(15), 1787-1799 (2006).

.. _Fichthorn:

**(Fichthorn)** Fichthorn, Balankura, Qi, CrystEngComm, 18(29), 5410-5417 (2016).

.. _Zhou5:

**(Zhou)** Zhou, Saidi, Fichthorn, J Phys Chem C, 118(6), 3366-3374 (2014).
