Calculation of density?

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Here post your question Dear all,
I have a simulation system with a polymer in a vacuum.

  1. I wanted to calculate its identity. The term density in gmx energy refers to the density I am looking for?
  2. I wanted to make a simulation box which is tightly packed the polymer, ie I do not want to add a gap between them, how to do that? (usual gmx editconf with -d option add extra space)
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Dear Scinikhil
According to the manual, gmx energy gives you the total density of NPT simulations
For extracting partial densities you can use gmx density:

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My simulation system having only one type of molecule and I need to get its density. So do I need to do gmx density?

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I would assume both method give the same result

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Only manner to get the polymer tightly packed is to start with an oversized box then run some sort simulations with NPT conditions, allowing the box to contract, molecules relax and flex around each other, and get the density up to the “correct” value.