[Wien] treshold in rstruc.f

Gavin Abo gsabo at crimson.ua.edu
Wed Apr 3 20:39:37 CEST 2013


FYI, probably you have to slightly adjust the atomic position of Si8 
(not 7).

You might know a better correction for the position, but it seems to 
pass 'x symmetry' after slightly changing z=0.06274433 to z=0.06274333 
(last 4 changed to 3).

On 4/3/2013 4:46 AM, Stefaan Cottenier wrote:
>
> The case.struct that is pasted hereafter leads to a 'negative position 
> in rstruc. Please report.' error. There is indeed a slightly negative 
> value (-7e-7) generated by atom Si7 in case.outputs.
>
> 'x patchsymm' leads to very small numbers (1e-15 to 1e-16), which -- 
> if I interpret that output correctly -- probably means that there is 
> nothing really wrong with the coordinates as such.
>
> Is it correct to conclude that the -1e-7 treshold for which rstruc.f 
> tests (line 400) is a little too strict? Can it be safely weakened to 
> -1e-6?
>
> Thanks,
> Stefaan
>
>
>
> octavetmp
> R                           10 166 R-3m
>              RELA
>  29.230963 29.230963 35.800472 90.000000 90.000000120.000000
> ATOM  -1: X=0.00000000 Y=0.00000000 Z=0.00000000
>           MULT= 1          ISPLIT= 4
> K 1        NPT=  781  R0=0.00005000 RMT=    2.0200   Z:  19.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
> ATOM  -2: X=0.93762402 Y=0.43725325 Z=0.93762402
>           MULT= 6          ISPLIT= 8
>       -2: X=0.93762402 Y=0.93762402 Z=0.43725325
>       -2: X=0.43725325 Y=0.93762402 Z=0.93762402
>       -2: X=0.56274675 Y=0.06237598 Z=0.06237598
>       -2: X=0.06237598 Y=0.06237598 Z=0.56274675
>       -2: X=0.06237598 Y=0.56274675 Z=0.06237598
> Si1        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    0.0000000-0.5000000 0.8660254
>                      0.0000000-0.8660254-0.5000000
>                      1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
> ATOM  -3: X=0.43800362 Y=0.43800362 Z=0.93749774
>           MULT= 6          ISPLIT= 8
>       -3: X=0.93749774 Y=0.43800362 Z=0.43800362
>       -3: X=0.43800362 Y=0.93749774 Z=0.43800362
>       -3: X=0.56199638 Y=0.56199638 Z=0.06250226
>       -3: X=0.56199638 Y=0.06250226 Z=0.56199638
>       -3: X=0.06250226 Y=0.56199638 Z=0.56199638
> Si2        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
>                      1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
> ATOM  -4: X=0.43762170 Y=0.43762170 Z=0.43762170
>           MULT= 2          ISPLIT= 4
>       -4: X=0.56237830 Y=0.56237830 Z=0.56237830
> Si3        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
> ATOM  -5: X=0.81157033 Y=0.81157033 Z=0.56000984
>           MULT= 6          ISPLIT= 8
>       -5: X=0.56000984 Y=0.81157033 Z=0.81157033
>       -5: X=0.81157033 Y=0.56000984 Z=0.81157033
>       -5: X=0.18842967 Y=0.18842967 Z=0.43999016
>       -5: X=0.18842967 Y=0.43999016 Z=0.18842967
>       -5: X=0.43999016 Y=0.18842967 Z=0.18842967
> Si4        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
>                      1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
> ATOM  -6: X=0.81347133 Y=0.31115295 Z=0.56242778
>           MULT=12          ISPLIT= 8
>       -6: X=0.56242778 Y=0.81347133 Z=0.31115295
>       -6: X=0.31115295 Y=0.56242778 Z=0.81347133
>       -6: X=0.68884705 Y=0.18652867 Z=0.43757222
>       -6: X=0.18652867 Y=0.43757222 Z=0.68884705
>       -6: X=0.43757222 Y=0.68884705 Z=0.18652867
>       -6: X=0.18652867 Y=0.68884705 Z=0.43757222
>       -6: X=0.43757222 Y=0.18652867 Z=0.68884705
>       -6: X=0.68884705 Y=0.43757222 Z=0.18652867
>       -6: X=0.31115295 Y=0.81347133 Z=0.56242778
>       -6: X=0.81347133 Y=0.56242778 Z=0.31115295
>       -6: X=0.56242778 Y=0.31115295 Z=0.81347133
> Si5        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
> ATOM  -7: X=0.31310956 Y=0.31310956 Z=0.56488635
>           MULT= 6          ISPLIT= 8
>       -7: X=0.56488635 Y=0.31310956 Z=0.31310956
>       -7: X=0.31310956 Y=0.56488635 Z=0.31310956
>       -7: X=0.68689044 Y=0.68689044 Z=0.43511365
>       -7: X=0.68689044 Y=0.43511365 Z=0.68689044
>       -7: X=0.43511365 Y=0.68689044 Z=0.68689044
> Si6        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
>                      1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
> ATOM  -8: X=0.80483080 Y=0.80483080 Z=0.06047171
>           MULT= 6          ISPLIT= 8
>       -8: X=0.06047171 Y=0.80483080 Z=0.80483080
>       -8: X=0.80483080 Y=0.06047171 Z=0.80483080
>       -8: X=0.19516920 Y=0.19516920 Z=0.93952829
>       -8: X=0.19516920 Y=0.93952829 Z=0.19516920
>       -8: X=0.93952829 Y=0.19516920 Z=0.19516920
> Si7        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
>                      1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
> ATOM  -9: X=0.81507525 Y=0.31041547 Z=0.06274433
>           MULT=12          ISPLIT= 8
>       -9: X=0.06274433 Y=0.81507525 Z=0.31041547
>       -9: X=0.31041547 Y=0.06274433 Z=0.81507525
>       -9: X=0.68958453 Y=0.18492475 Z=0.93725567
>       -9: X=0.18492475 Y=0.93725567 Z=0.68958453
>       -9: X=0.93725567 Y=0.68958453 Z=0.18492475
>       -9: X=0.18492475 Y=0.68958453 Z=0.93725567
>       -9: X=0.93725567 Y=0.18492475 Z=0.68958453
>       -9: X=0.68958453 Y=0.93725567 Z=0.18492475
>       -9: X=0.31041547 Y=0.81507525 Z=0.06274433
>       -9: X=0.81507525 Y=0.06274433 Z=0.31041547
>       -9: X=0.06274433 Y=0.31041547 Z=0.81507525
> Si8        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
> ATOM -10: X=0.31558995 Y=0.31558995 Z=0.06561241
>           MULT= 6          ISPLIT= 8
>      -10: X=0.06561241 Y=0.31558995 Z=0.31558995
>      -10: X=0.31558995 Y=0.06561241 Z=0.31558995
>      -10: X=0.68441005 Y=0.68441005 Z=0.93438759
>      -10: X=0.68441005 Y=0.93438759 Z=0.68441005
>      -10: X=0.93438759 Y=0.68441005 Z=0.68441005
> Si9        NPT=  781  R0=0.00010000 RMT=    1.9000   Z:  14.00000
> LOCAL ROT MATRIX:    0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>                      0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000
>                      1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
>   12      NUMBER OF SYMMETRY OPERATIONS
>  1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0 1 0 0.00000000
>  0 0 1 0.00000000
>    1
>  0 0 1 0.00000000
>  1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0 1 0 0.00000000
>    2
>  0 1 0 0.00000000
>  0 0 1 0.00000000
>  1 0 0 0.00000000
>    3
>  0-1 0 0.00000000
> -1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0 0-1 0.00000000
>    4
> -1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0 0-1 0.00000000
>  0-1 0 0.00000000
>    5
>  0 0-1 0.00000000
>  0-1 0 0.00000000
> -1 0 0 0.00000000
>    6
> -1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0-1 0 0.00000000
>  0 0-1 0.00000000
>    7
>  0 0-1 0.00000000
> -1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0-1 0 0.00000000
>    8
>  0-1 0 0.00000000
>  0 0-1 0.00000000
> -1 0 0 0.00000000
>    9
>  0 1 0 0.00000000
>  1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0 0 1 0.00000000
>   10
>  1 0 0 0.00000000
>  0 0 1 0.00000000
>  0 1 0 0.00000000
>   11
>  0 0 1 0.00000000
>  0 1 0 0.00000000
>  1 0 0 0.00000000
>   12



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