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temp_modify command

Syntax:

temp_modify temp-ID keyword value ... 

Examples:

temp_modify mine extra 0 

Description:

Modify the parameters of a previously defined temperature method. This can either be the default temperature defined by LAMMPS (ID = default) or a user-defined temperature created by using the temperature command.

The extra keyword refers to how many degrees-of-freedom are subtracted (typically from 3N) as a normalizing factor in the temperature computation. The default is 3 which is a correction factor for an ensemble of velocities with zero total linear momentum.

Restrictions: none

Related commands:

temperature

Default:

The option defaults are extra = 3.