Unverified Commit 842fe150 authored by Axel Kohlmeyer's avatar Axel Kohlmeyer
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update coul/slater docs to align with recent changes in upstream

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@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ Syntax

.. code-block:: LAMMPS

   pair_style coul/slater/cut lamda cutoff
   pair_style coul/slater/long lamda cutoff
   pair_style coul/slater/cut lambda cutoff
   pair_style coul/slater/long lambda cutoff

lamda = decay length of the charge (distance units)
lambda = decay length of the charge (distance units)
cutoff = cutoff (distance units)

Examples
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ distribution in the Coulomb potential, following the formulation of

   E  =  \frac{Cq_iq_j}{\epsilon r} \left( 1- \left( 1 + \frac{r_{ij}}{\lambda} exp\left( -2r_{ij}/\lambda \right) \right) \right)                       \qquad r < r_c


where :math:`r_c` is the cutoff distance and :math:`\lambda` is the decay length of the charge.
C is the same Coulomb conversion factor as in the pair\_styles coul/cut and coul/long. In this way the Coulomb
C is the same Coulomb conversion factor as in the pair_styles coul/cut and coul/long. In this way the Coulomb
interaction between ions is corrected at small distances r.
For the *coul/slater/cut* style, the potential energy for distances larger than the cutoff is zero,
while for the *coul/slater/long*, the long-range interactions are computed either by the Ewald or the PPPM technique.
@@ -66,17 +65,15 @@ commands:

* :math:`r_c` (distance units)

The global decay length of the charge (:math:`\lambda`) specified in the pair\_style command is used for all pairs.

The global decay length of the charge (:math:`\lambda`) specified in the pair_style command is used for all pairs.

----------


**Mixing, shift, table, tail correction, restart, rRESPA info**\ :

For atom type pairs I,J and I != J, the cutoff distance for the
*coul/slater* styles can be mixed.  The default mix value is *geometric*\ .
See the "pair\_modify" command for details.
See the "pair_modify" command for details.

The :doc:`pair_modify <pair_modify>` shift and table options are not relevant
for these pair styles.
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ These pair styles do not support the :doc:`pair_modify <pair_modify>`
tail option for adding long-range tail corrections to energy and
pressure.

These pair styles write their information to :doc:`binary restart files <restart>`, so pair\_style and pair\_coeff commands do not need
These pair styles write their information to :doc:`binary restart files <restart>`, so pair_style and pair_coeff commands do not need
to be specified in an input script that reads a restart file.

This pair style can only be used via the *pair* keyword of the
@@ -109,13 +106,11 @@ Related commands

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.. _Melchor:

**(Melchor)** Gonzalez-Melchor, Mayoral, Velázquez, and Alejandre, J Chem Phys, 125, 224107 (2006).
**(Melchor)** Gonzalez-Melchor, Mayoral, Velazquez, and Alejandre, J Chem Phys, 125, 224107 (2006).

.. _Vaiwala:

**(Vaiwala)** Vaiwala, Jadhav, and Thaokar, J Chem Phys, 146, 124904 (2017).