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#!/usr/local/bin/python
#***********************************************************************#
#*                      MOLECULAR DYNAMICS                             *#
#*                                                                     *#
#* This program performs molecular dynamics for an argon 2D-crystal    *#
#*                                                                     *#
#* For B. Militzer course, EPS109, UC Berkeley, 2018.                  *#
#***********************************************************************#
 # AUTHOR: FELIPE GONZALEZ CATALDO, September 2018.
from pylab import *

# Physical parameters
epsilon = 0.0103  # LJ potential Argon
sigma = 3.41      # LJ potential Argon
m = 39.948        # Argon Mass
dt=0.2            # in fs  ( 1 fs = 10^-15 s)

# Lattice
nx=5
ny=5
a0 = 4.056
L = [ nx*a0,  ny*a0 ]

# MD
nBlocks = 400
PBC = True    # Periodic boundary conditions


r = array([ [a0*i,a0*j]          for i in range(nx) for j in range(ny) ])
v = array([ [random(), random()] for i in range(nx) for j in range(ny) ]); v= (2*v-1)/20.0
a = array([ [0.0,0.0]            for i in range(nx) for j in range(ny) ])
a_old = array([ [0.0,0.0]        for i in range(nx) for j in range(ny) ])


'''
EXAMPLE 1:
'''

#nx=2; ny=1; dt= 2.0; a0 = 1.2*sigma; PBC= False; nBlocks= 400
#r =  array([ [2, 2],  [2+a0, 2] ])
#v = array([ [0.002,0.0],  [-0.002,0.0]  ] )

'''
EXAMPLE 2:
'''

dt = 1.0; nBlocks=400
v = array([ [random(), random()] for i in range(nx) for j in range(ny) ]); v= (2*v-1)/20.0

'''
EXAMPLE 3:
'''

#dt = 0.2
#v = array([ [random(), random()] for i in range(nx) for j in range(ny) ]); v= (2*v-1)/20.0



NATOMS= len(r)

def LennardJones(r):  # r is the collection of all positions ri=(xi,yi)
 U = 0.0
 for i in range(NATOMS):
  for j in range(i+1,NATOMS):

   dr =  r[i] -r[j]
   if PBC:
    if   ( dr[0] >= 0.5*L[0] ):  dr[0] -= L[0]
    elif ( dr[0] < -0.5*L[0]):   dr[0] += L[0]
    if   ( dr[1] >= 0.5*L[1] ):  dr[1] -= L[1]
    elif ( dr[1] < -0.5*L[1]):   dr[1] += L[1]

   rij = norm(dr)
   U += 4.0*epsilon*( (sigma/rij)**12 - (sigma/rij)**6 )
 return U

def KineticEnergy(v):
 #v2 = [ dot(vi,vi) for vi in v ]
 #sum_v2 = reduce((lambda x, y: x + y), v2)
 #return 0.5*m*sum_v2*103.6427    # amu * (angstrom/fs)^2 = 103.6427 eV

 v2 = 0.0
 for vi in v:
  v2 += norm(vi)**2
 return 0.5*m*v2*103.6427




def Force(ri,rj):
 dr =  ri -rj
 if PBC:
  if   ( dr[0] >= 0.5*L[0] ):  dr[0] -= L[0]
  elif ( dr[0] < -0.5*L[0]):   dr[0] += L[0]
  if   ( dr[1] >= 0.5*L[1] ):  dr[1] -= L[1]
  elif ( dr[1] < -0.5*L[1]):   dr[1] += L[1]


 rij = norm(dr)
 coeff = (sigma/rij)
 force = -4*epsilon*( 12*coeff**11 - 6*coeff**5 ) * (-coeff/rij)*dr/norm(dr)
 return force   # in eV/angstrom



fig = figure(1)
ax = subplot(111)
xlim(-0.1, 1.1*L[0])
ylim(-0.1, 1.1*L[1])
#xlim(min(r[:,0]), max(r[:,0]),)
#ylim(2*(min(r[:,1]) -1),  2*(max(r[:,1])+1) )

p, = plot(r[:,0], r[:,1], 'o')
show(block=False)


"""
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS
"""

for iBlock in xrange(nBlocks):
 ''' PRINT PROPERTIES '''
 print "t[fs]=",iBlock*dt,  "Kin[eV]=", KineticEnergy(v), "Pot[eV]=", LennardJones(r)

 for i in range(NATOMS):
  a[i] = 0*a[i]
  # Force over atom i
  for j in range(NATOMS):
   if i != j:
    a[i] += 0.0096485333*Force(r[i],r[j])/m   #  <---- Inefficient, repited division and units conversion ( Force/mass = (eV/A)/(amu) = 0.0096485333 A/fs^2 )


  '''
  Euler-Cromer algorithm
  '''

  #####
  v[i] = v[i] + dt*a[i]
  r[i] = r[i] + dt*v[i]
  ####

  '''
  Velocity Verlet algorithm
  '''

  #####
  #r[i] = r[i] + dt*v[i] + 0.5*dt*dt*a[i]
  #v[i] = v[i] + dt*0.5*(a[i] + a_old[i])
  #a_old[i] = a[i]
  ####


  if PBC:
   for q in range(2):
    if   r[i][q] >= L[q]: r[i][q] -= L[q]
    elif r[i][q] <= 0.0:  r[i][q] += L[q]


 p.set_xdata(r[:,0])
 p.set_ydata(r[:,1])
 plt.pause(1e-30)
 draw()

 #savefig(str(iBlock)+'.png')