Commit fcf9607a authored by Max Veit's avatar Max Veit
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Update USER_QUIP docs to clarify use of "special_bonds"

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@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ LAMMPS"_Section_start.html#start_3 section for more info.
QUIP potentials are parametrized in electron-volts and Angstroms and
therefore should be used with LAMMPS metal "units"_units.html.

QUIP potentials are generally not designed to work with the scaling
factors set by the "special_bonds"_special_bonds.html command.  The
recommended setting in molecular systems is to include all
interactions, i.e. to use {special_bonds lj 1.0 1.0 1.0}.  The only
exception to this rule is if you know that your QUIP potential needs
to exclude bonded, 1-3, or 1-4 interactions and does not already do
this exclusion within QUIP.

[Related commands:]

"pair_coeff"_pair_coeff.html