source: src/molecule_dynamics.cpp@ 0ec7fe

/*
 * Project: MoleCuilder
 * Description: creates and alters molecular systems
 * Copyright (C)  2010 University of Bonn. All rights reserved.
 * Please see the LICENSE file or "Copyright notice" in builder.cpp for details.
 */

/*
 * molecule_dynamics.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: Oct 5, 2009
 *      Author: heber
 */

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include "CodePatterns/MemDebug.hpp"

#include "World.hpp"
#include "atom.hpp"
#include "config.hpp"
#include "element.hpp"
#include "CodePatterns/Info.hpp"
#include "CodePatterns/Verbose.hpp"
#include "CodePatterns/Log.hpp"
#include "molecule.hpp"
#include "parser.hpp"
#include "LinearAlgebra/Plane.hpp"
#include "ThermoStatContainer.hpp"
#include "Thermostats/Berendsen.hpp"

#include "CodePatterns/enumeration.hpp"

#include <gsl/gsl_matrix.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_vector.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_linalg.h>

/************************************* Functions for class molecule *********************************/

/** Penalizes long trajectories.
 * \param *Walker atom to check against others
 * \param *mol molecule with other atoms
 * \param &Params constraint potential parameters
 * \return penalty times each distance
 */
double SumDistanceOfTrajectories(atom *Walker, molecule *mol, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  gsl_matrix *A = gsl_matrix_alloc(NDIM,NDIM);
  gsl_vector *x = gsl_vector_alloc(NDIM);
  atom *Sprinter = NULL;
  Vector trajectory1, trajectory2, normal, TestVector;
  double Norm1, Norm2, tmp, result = 0.;

  for (molecule::const_iterator iter = mol->begin(); iter != mol->end(); ++iter) {
    if ((*iter) == Walker) // hence, we only go up to the Walker, not beyond (similar to i=0; i<j; i++)
      break;
    // determine normalized trajectories direction vector (n1, n2)
    Sprinter = Params.PermutationMap[Walker->getNr()];   // find first target point
    trajectory1 = Sprinter->getPositionAtStep(Params.endstep) - Walker->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep);
    trajectory1.Normalize();
    Norm1 = trajectory1.Norm();
    Sprinter = Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()];   // find second target point
    trajectory2 = Sprinter->getPositionAtStep(Params.endstep) - (*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep);
    trajectory2.Normalize();
    Norm2 = trajectory1.Norm();
    // check whether either is zero()
    if ((Norm1 < MYEPSILON) && (Norm2 < MYEPSILON)) {
      tmp = Walker->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep).distance((*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep));
    } else if (Norm1 < MYEPSILON) {
      Sprinter = Params.PermutationMap[Walker->getNr()];   // find first target point
      trajectory1 = Sprinter->getPositionAtStep(Params.endstep) - (*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep);
      trajectory2 *= trajectory1.ScalarProduct(trajectory2); // trajectory2 is scaled to unity, hence we don't need to divide by anything
      trajectory1 -= trajectory2;   // project the part in norm direction away
      tmp = trajectory1.Norm();  // remaining norm is distance
    } else if (Norm2 < MYEPSILON) {
      Sprinter = Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()];   // find second target point
      trajectory2 = Sprinter->getPositionAtStep(Params.endstep) - Walker->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep);  // copy second offset
      trajectory1 *= trajectory2.ScalarProduct(trajectory1); // trajectory1 is scaled to unity, hence we don't need to divide by anything
      trajectory2 -= trajectory1;   // project the part in norm direction away
      tmp = trajectory2.Norm();  // remaining norm is distance
    } else if ((fabs(trajectory1.ScalarProduct(trajectory2)/Norm1/Norm2) - 1.) < MYEPSILON) { // check whether they're linear dependent
  //        Log() << Verbose(3) << "Both trajectories of " << *Walker << " and " << *Runner << " are linear dependent: ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << trajectory1;
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << " and ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << trajectory2;
      tmp = Walker->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep).distance((*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep));
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << " with distance " << tmp << "." << endl;
    } else { // determine distance by finding minimum distance
  //        Log() << Verbose(3) << "Both trajectories of " << *Walker << " and " << *(*iter) << " are linear independent ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << endl;
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << "First Trajectory: ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << trajectory1 << endl;
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << "Second Trajectory: ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << trajectory2 << endl;
      // determine normal vector for both
      normal = Plane(trajectory1, trajectory2,0).getNormal();
      // print all vectors for debugging
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << "Normal vector in between: ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << normal << endl;
      // setup matrix
      for (int i=NDIM;i--;) {
        gsl_matrix_set(A, 0, i, trajectory1[i]);
        gsl_matrix_set(A, 1, i, trajectory2[i]);
        gsl_matrix_set(A, 2, i, normal[i]);
        gsl_vector_set(x,i, (Walker->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep)[i] - (*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep)[i]));
      }
      // solve the linear system by Householder transformations
      gsl_linalg_HH_svx(A, x);
      // distance from last component
      tmp = gsl_vector_get(x,2);
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << " with distance " << tmp << "." << endl;
      // test whether we really have the intersection (by checking on c_1 and c_2)
      trajectory1.Scale(gsl_vector_get(x,0));
      trajectory2.Scale(gsl_vector_get(x,1));
      normal.Scale(gsl_vector_get(x,2));
      TestVector = (*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep) + trajectory2 + normal
                   - (Walker->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep) + trajectory1);
      if (TestVector.Norm() < MYEPSILON) {
  //          Log() << Verbose(2) << "Test: ok.\tDistance of " << tmp << " is correct." << endl;
      } else {
  //          Log() << Verbose(2) << "Test: failed.\tIntersection is off by ";
  //          Log() << Verbose(0) << TestVector;
  //          Log() << Verbose(0) << "." << endl;
      }
    }
    // add up
    tmp *= Params.IsAngstroem ? 1. : 1./AtomicLengthToAngstroem;
    if (fabs(tmp) > MYEPSILON) {
      result += Params.PenaltyConstants[1] * 1./tmp;
      //Log() << Verbose(4) << "Adding " << 1./tmp*constants[1] << "." << endl;
    }
  }
  return result;
};

/** Penalizes atoms heading to same target.
 * \param *Walker atom to check against others
 * \param *mol molecule with other atoms
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 * \return \a penalty times the number of equal targets
 */
double PenalizeEqualTargets(atom *Walker, molecule *mol, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  double result = 0.;
  for (molecule::const_iterator iter = mol->begin(); iter != mol->end(); ++iter) {
    if ((Params.PermutationMap[Walker->getNr()] == Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()]) && (Walker->getNr() < (*iter)->getNr())) {
  //    atom *Sprinter = PermutationMap[Walker->getNr()];
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << *Walker << " and " << *(*iter) << " are heading to the same target at ";
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << Sprinter->getPosition(endstep);
  //        Log() << Verbose(0) << ", penalting." << endl;
      result += Params.PenaltyConstants[2];
      //Log() << Verbose(4) << "Adding " << constants[2] << "." << endl;
    }
  }
  return result;
};

/** Evaluates the potential energy used for constrained molecular dynamics.
 * \f$V_i^{con} = c^{bond} \cdot | r_{P(i)} - R_i | + sum_{i \neq j} C^{min} \cdot \frac{1}{C_{ij}} + C^{inj} \Bigl (1 - \theta \bigl (\prod_{i \neq j} (P(i) - P(j)) \bigr ) \Bigr )\f$
 *     where the first term points to the target in minimum distance, the second is a penalty for trajectories lying too close to each other (\f$C_{ij}\f$ is minimum distance between
 *     trajectories i and j) and the third term is a penalty for two atoms trying to each the same target point.
 * Note that for the second term we have to solve the following linear system:
 * \f$-c_1 \cdot n_1 + c_2 \cdot n_2 + C \cdot n_3 = - p_2 + p_1\f$, where \f$c_1\f$, \f$c_2\f$ and \f$C\f$ are constants,
 * offset vector \f$p_1\f$ in direction \f$n_1\f$, offset vector \f$p_2\f$ in direction \f$n_2\f$,
 * \f$n_3\f$ is the normal vector to both directions. \f$C\f$ would be the minimum distance between the two lines.
 * \sa molecule::MinimiseConstrainedPotential(), molecule::VerletForceIntegration()
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 * \return potential energy
 * \note This routine is scaling quadratically which is not optimal.
 * \todo There's a bit double counting going on for the first time, bu nothing to worry really about.
 */
double molecule::ConstrainedPotential(struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  double tmp = 0.;
  double result = 0.;
  // go through every atom
  atom *Runner = NULL;
  for (molecule::const_iterator iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
    // first term: distance to target
    Runner = Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()];   // find target point
    tmp = ((*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep).distance(Runner->getPositionAtStep(Params.endstep)));
    tmp *= Params.IsAngstroem ? 1. : 1./AtomicLengthToAngstroem;
    result += Params.PenaltyConstants[0] * tmp;
    //Log() << Verbose(4) << "Adding " << tmp*constants[0] << "." << endl;

    // second term: sum of distances to other trajectories
    result += SumDistanceOfTrajectories((*iter), this, Params);

    // third term: penalty for equal targets
    result += PenalizeEqualTargets((*iter), this, Params);
  }

  return result;
};

/** print the current permutation map.
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 * \param AtomCount number of atoms
 */
void PrintPermutationMap(int AtomCount, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  stringstream zeile1, zeile2;
  int *DoubleList = new int[AtomCount];
  for(int i=0;i<AtomCount;i++)
    DoubleList[i] = 0;
  int doubles = 0;
  zeile1 << "PermutationMap: ";
  zeile2 << "                ";
  for (int i=0;i<AtomCount;i++) {
    Params.DoubleList[Params.PermutationMap[i]->getNr()]++;
    zeile1 << i << " ";
    zeile2 << Params.PermutationMap[i]->getNr() << " ";
  }
  for (int i=0;i<AtomCount;i++)
    if (Params.DoubleList[i] > 1)
    doubles++;
  if (doubles >0)
    DoLog(2) && (Log() << Verbose(2) << "Found " << doubles << " Doubles." << endl);
  delete[](DoubleList);
//  Log() << Verbose(2) << zeile1.str() << endl << zeile2.str() << endl;
};

/** \f$O(N^2)\f$ operation of calculation distance between each atom pair and putting into DistanceList.
 * \param *mol molecule to scan distances in
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 */
void FillDistanceList(molecule *mol, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  for (int i=mol->getAtomCount(); i--;) {
    Params.DistanceList[i] = new DistanceMap;    // is the distance sorted target list per atom
    Params.DistanceList[i]->clear();
  }

  for (molecule::const_iterator iter = mol->begin(); iter != mol->end(); ++iter) {
    for (molecule::const_iterator runner = mol->begin(); runner != mol->end(); ++runner) {
      Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->insert( DistancePair((*iter)->getPositionAtStep(Params.startstep).distance((*runner)->getPositionAtStep(Params.endstep)), (*runner)) );
    }
  }
};

/** initialize lists.
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param *mol molecule to scan distances in
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 */
void CreateInitialLists(molecule *mol, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  for (molecule::const_iterator iter = mol->begin(); iter != mol->end(); ++iter) {
    Params.StepList[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->begin();    // stores the step to the next iterator that could be a possible next target
    Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->begin()->second;   // always pick target with the smallest distance
    Params.DoubleList[Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->begin()->second->getNr()]++;            // increase this target's source count (>1? not injective)
    Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->begin();    // and remember which one we picked
    DoLog(2) && (Log() << Verbose(2) << **iter << " starts with distance " << Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->begin()->first << "." << endl);
  }
};

/** Try the next nearest neighbour in order to make the permutation map injective.
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param *mol molecule
 * \param *Walker atom to change its target
 * \param &OldPotential old value of constraint potential to see if we do better with new target
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 */
double TryNextNearestNeighbourForInjectivePermutation(molecule *mol, atom *Walker, double &OldPotential, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  double Potential = 0;
  DistanceMap::iterator NewBase = Params.DistanceIterators[Walker->getNr()];  // store old base
  do {
    NewBase++;  // take next further distance in distance to targets list that's a target of no one
  } while ((Params.DoubleList[NewBase->second->getNr()] != 0) && (NewBase != Params.DistanceList[Walker->getNr()]->end()));
  if (NewBase != Params.DistanceList[Walker->getNr()]->end()) {
    Params.PermutationMap[Walker->getNr()] = NewBase->second;
    Potential = fabs(mol->ConstrainedPotential(Params));
    if (Potential > OldPotential) { // undo
      Params.PermutationMap[Walker->getNr()] = Params.DistanceIterators[Walker->getNr()]->second;
    } else {  // do
      Params.DoubleList[Params.DistanceIterators[Walker->getNr()]->second->getNr()]--;  // decrease the old entry in the doubles list
      Params.DoubleList[NewBase->second->getNr()]++;    // increase the old entry in the doubles list
      Params.DistanceIterators[Walker->getNr()] = NewBase;
      OldPotential = Potential;
      DoLog(3) && (Log() << Verbose(3) << "Found a new permutation, new potential is " << OldPotential << "." << endl);
    }
  }
  return Potential;
};

/** Permutes \a **&PermutationMap until the penalty is below constants[2].
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param *mol molecule to scan distances in
 * \param &Params constrained potential parameters
 */
void MakeInjectivePermutation(molecule *mol, struct EvaluatePotential &Params)
{
  molecule::const_iterator iter = mol->begin();
  DistanceMap::iterator NewBase;
  double Potential = fabs(mol->ConstrainedPotential(Params));

  if (mol->empty()) {
    eLog() << Verbose(1) << "Molecule is empty." << endl;
    return;
  }
  while ((Potential) > Params.PenaltyConstants[2]) {
    PrintPermutationMap(mol->getAtomCount(), Params);
    iter++;
    if (iter == mol->end()) // round-robin at the end
      iter = mol->begin();
    if (Params.DoubleList[Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second->getNr()] <= 1)  // no need to make those injective that aren't
      continue;
    // now, try finding a new one
    Potential = TryNextNearestNeighbourForInjectivePermutation(mol, (*iter), Potential, Params);
  }
  for (int i=mol->getAtomCount(); i--;) // now each single entry in the DoubleList should be <=1
    if (Params.DoubleList[i] > 1) {
      DoeLog(0) && (eLog()<< Verbose(0) << "Failed to create an injective PermutationMap!" << endl);
      performCriticalExit();
    }
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "done." << endl);
};

/** Minimises the extra potential for constrained molecular dynamics and gives forces and the constrained potential energy.
 * We do the following:
 *  -# Generate a distance list from all source to all target points
 *  -# Sort this per source point
 *  -# Take for each source point the target point with minimum distance, use this as initial permutation
 *  -# check whether molecule::ConstrainedPotential() is greater than injective penalty
 *     -# If so, we go through each source point, stepping down in the sorted target point distance list and re-checking potential.
 *  -# Next, we only apply transformations that keep the injectivity of the permutations list.
 *  -# Hence, for one source point we step down the ladder and seek the corresponding owner of this new target
 *     point and try to change it for one with lesser distance, or for the next one with greater distance, but only
 *     if this decreases the conditional potential.
 *  -# finished.
 *  -# Then, we calculate the forces by taking the spatial derivative, where we scale the potential to such a degree,
 *     that the total force is always pointing in direction of the constraint force (ensuring that we move in the
 *     right direction).
 *  -# Finally, we calculate the potential energy and return.
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param **PermutationMap on return: mapping between the atom label of the initial and the final configuration
 * \param startstep current MD step giving initial position between which and \a endstep we perform the constrained MD (as further steps are always concatenated)
 * \param endstep step giving final position in constrained MD
 * \param IsAngstroem whether coordinates are in angstroem (true) or bohrradius (false)
 * \sa molecule::VerletForceIntegration()
 * \return potential energy (and allocated **PermutationMap (array of molecule::AtomCount ^2)
 * \todo The constrained potential's constants are set to fixed values right now, but they should scale based on checks of the system in order
 *       to ensure they're properties (e.g. constants[2] always greater than the energy of the system).
 * \bug this all is not O(N log N) but O(N^2)
 */
double molecule::MinimiseConstrainedPotential(atom **&PermutationMap, int startstep, int endstep, bool IsAngstroem)
{
  double Potential, OldPotential, OlderPotential;
  struct EvaluatePotential Params;
  Params.PermutationMap = new atom *[getAtomCount()];
  Params.DistanceList = new DistanceMap *[getAtomCount()];
  Params.DistanceIterators = new DistanceMap::iterator[getAtomCount()];
  Params.DoubleList = new int[getAtomCount()];
  Params.StepList = new DistanceMap::iterator[getAtomCount()];
  int round;
  atom *Sprinter = NULL;
  DistanceMap::iterator Rider, Strider;

  // set to zero
  for (int i=0;i<getAtomCount();i++) {
    Params.PermutationMap[i] = NULL;
    Params.DoubleList[i] = 0;
  }

  /// Minimise the potential
  // set Lagrange multiplier constants
  Params.PenaltyConstants[0] = 10.;
  Params.PenaltyConstants[1] = 1.;
  Params.PenaltyConstants[2] = 1e+7;    // just a huge penalty
  // generate the distance list
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "Allocating, initializting and filling the distance list ... " << endl);
  FillDistanceList(this, Params);

  // create the initial PermutationMap (source -> target)
  CreateInitialLists(this, Params);

  // make the PermutationMap injective by checking whether we have a non-zero constants[2] term in it
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "Making the PermutationMap injective ... " << endl);
  MakeInjectivePermutation(this, Params);
  delete[](Params.DoubleList);

  // argument minimise the constrained potential in this injective PermutationMap
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "Argument minimising the PermutationMap." << endl);
  OldPotential = 1e+10;
  round = 0;
  do {
    DoLog(2) && (Log() << Verbose(2) << "Starting round " << ++round << ", at current potential " << OldPotential << " ... " << endl);
    OlderPotential = OldPotential;
    molecule::const_iterator iter;
    do {
      iter = begin();
      for (; iter != end(); ++iter) {
        PrintPermutationMap(getAtomCount(), Params);
        Sprinter = Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second;   // store initial partner
        Strider = Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()];  //remember old iterator
        Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.StepList[(*iter)->getNr()];
        if (Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()] == Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->end()) {// stop, before we run through the list and still on
          Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()] == Params.DistanceList[(*iter)->getNr()]->begin();
          break;
        }
        //Log() << Verbose(2) << "Current Walker: " << *(*iter) << " with old/next candidate " << *Sprinter << "/" << *DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second << "." << endl;
        // find source of the new target
        molecule::const_iterator runner = begin();
        for (; runner != end(); ++runner) { // find the source whose toes we might be stepping on (Walker's new target should be in use by another already)
          if (Params.PermutationMap[(*runner)->getNr()] == Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second) {
            //Log() << Verbose(2) << "Found the corresponding owner " << *(*runner) << " to " << *PermutationMap[(*runner)->getNr()] << "." << endl;
            break;
          }
        }
        if (runner != end()) { // we found the other source
          // then look in its distance list for Sprinter
          Rider = Params.DistanceList[(*runner)->getNr()]->begin();
          for (; Rider != Params.DistanceList[(*runner)->getNr()]->end(); Rider++)
            if (Rider->second == Sprinter)
              break;
          if (Rider != Params.DistanceList[(*runner)->getNr()]->end()) { // if we have found one
            //Log() << Verbose(2) << "Current Other: " << *(*runner) << " with old/next candidate " << *PermutationMap[(*runner)->getNr()] << "/" << *Rider->second << "." << endl;
            // exchange both
            Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second; // put next farther distance into PermutationMap
            Params.PermutationMap[(*runner)->getNr()] = Sprinter;  // and hand the old target to its respective owner
            PrintPermutationMap(getAtomCount(), Params);
            // calculate the new potential
            //Log() << Verbose(2) << "Checking new potential ..." << endl;
            Potential = ConstrainedPotential(Params);
            if (Potential > OldPotential) { // we made everything worse! Undo ...
              //Log() << Verbose(3) << "Nay, made the potential worse: " << Potential << " vs. " << OldPotential << "!" << endl;
              //Log() << Verbose(3) << "Setting " << *(*runner) << "'s source to " << *Params.DistanceIterators[(*runner)->getNr()]->second << "." << endl;
              // Undo for Runner (note, we haven't moved the iteration yet, we may use this)
              Params.PermutationMap[(*runner)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceIterators[(*runner)->getNr()]->second;
              // Undo for Walker
              Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()] = Strider;  // take next farther distance target
              //Log() << Verbose(3) << "Setting " << *(*iter) << "'s source to " << *Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second << "." << endl;
              Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second;
            } else {
              Params.DistanceIterators[(*runner)->getNr()] = Rider;  // if successful also move the pointer in the iterator list
              DoLog(3) && (Log() << Verbose(3) << "Found a better permutation, new potential is " << Potential << " vs." << OldPotential << "." << endl);
              OldPotential = Potential;
            }
            if (Potential > Params.PenaltyConstants[2]) {
              DoeLog(1) && (eLog()<< Verbose(1) << "The two-step permutation procedure did not maintain injectivity!" << endl);
              exit(255);
            }
            //Log() << Verbose(0) << endl;
          } else {
            DoeLog(1) && (eLog()<< Verbose(1) << **runner << " was not the owner of " << *Sprinter << "!" << endl);
            exit(255);
          }
        } else {
          Params.PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()] = Params.DistanceIterators[(*iter)->getNr()]->second; // new target has no source!
        }
        Params.StepList[(*iter)->getNr()]++; // take next farther distance target
      }
    } while (++iter != end());
  } while ((OlderPotential - OldPotential) > 1e-3);
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "done." << endl);


  /// free memory and return with evaluated potential
  for (int i=getAtomCount(); i--;)
    Params.DistanceList[i]->clear();
  delete[](Params.DistanceList);
  delete[](Params.DistanceIterators);
  return ConstrainedPotential(Params);
};


/** Evaluates the (distance-related part) of the constrained potential for the constrained forces.
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param startstep current MD step giving initial position between which and \a endstep we perform the constrained MD (as further steps are always concatenated)
 * \param endstep step giving final position in constrained MD
 * \param **PermutationMap mapping between the atom label of the initial and the final configuration
 * \param *Force ForceMatrix containing force vectors from the external energy functional minimisation.
 * \todo the constant for the constrained potential distance part is hard-coded independently of the hard-coded value in MinimiseConstrainedPotential()
 */
void molecule::EvaluateConstrainedForces(int startstep, int endstep, atom **PermutationMap, ForceMatrix *Force)
{
  double constant = 10.;

  /// evaluate forces (only the distance to target dependent part) with the final PermutationMap
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "Calculating forces and adding onto ForceMatrix ... " << endl);
  BOOST_FOREACH(atom *_atom, atoms) {
    atom *Sprinter = PermutationMap[_atom->getNr()];
    // set forces
    for (int i=NDIM;i++;)
      Force->Matrix[0][_atom->getNr()][5+i] += 2.*constant*sqrt(_atom->getPositionAtStep(startstep).distance(Sprinter->getPositionAtStep(endstep)));
  }
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "done." << endl);
};

/** Performs a linear interpolation between two desired atomic configurations with a given number of steps.
 * Note, step number is config::MaxOuterStep
 * \param *out output stream for debugging
 * \param startstep stating initial configuration in molecule::Trajectories
 * \param endstep stating final configuration in molecule::Trajectories
 * \param &prefix path and prefix
 * \param &config configuration structure
 * \param MapByIdentity if true we just use the identity to map atoms in start config to end config, if not we find mapping by \sa MinimiseConstrainedPotential()
 * \return true - success in writing step files, false - error writing files or only one step in molecule::Trajectories
 */
bool molecule::LinearInterpolationBetweenConfiguration(int startstep, int endstep, std::string prefix, config &configuration, bool MapByIdentity)
{
  // TODO: rewrite permutationMaps using enumeration objects
  molecule *mol = NULL;
  bool status = true;
  int MaxSteps = configuration.MaxOuterStep;
  MoleculeListClass *MoleculePerStep = new MoleculeListClass(World::getPointer());
  // Get the Permutation Map by MinimiseConstrainedPotential
  atom **PermutationMap = NULL;
  atom *Sprinter = NULL;
  if (!MapByIdentity)
    MinimiseConstrainedPotential(PermutationMap, startstep, endstep, configuration.GetIsAngstroem());
  else {
    // TODO: construction of enumeration goes here
    PermutationMap = new atom *[getAtomCount()];
    for(internal_iterator iter = atoms.begin(); iter != atoms.end();++iter){
      PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()] = (*iter);
    }
  }

  // check whether we have sufficient space in Trajectories for each atom
  LOG(1, "STATUS: Extending each trajectory size to " << MaxSteps+1 << ".");
  for_each(atoms.begin(),atoms.end(),bind2nd(mem_fun(&atom::ResizeTrajectory),MaxSteps+1));
  // push endstep to last one
  for_each(atoms.begin(),atoms.end(),boost::bind(&atom::CopyStepOnStep,_1,MaxSteps,endstep));
  endstep = MaxSteps;

  // go through all steps and add the molecular configuration to the list and to the Trajectories of \a this molecule
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "Filling intermediate " << MaxSteps << " steps with MDSteps of " << MDSteps << "." << endl);
  for (int step = 0; step <= MaxSteps; step++) {
    mol = World::getInstance().createMolecule();
    MoleculePerStep->insert(mol);
    for (molecule::const_iterator iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
      // add to molecule list
      Sprinter = mol->AddCopyAtom((*iter));
      // add to Trajectories
      Vector temp = (*iter)->getPositionAtStep(startstep) + (PermutationMap[(*iter)->getNr()]->getPositionAtStep(endstep) - (*iter)->getPositionAtStep(startstep))*((double)step/(double)MaxSteps);
      Sprinter->setPosition(temp);
      (*iter)->setAtomicVelocityAtStep(step, zeroVec);
      (*iter)->setAtomicForceAtStep(step, zeroVec);
      //Log() << Verbose(3) << step << ">=" << MDSteps-1 << endl;
    }
  }
  MDSteps = MaxSteps+1;   // otherwise new Trajectories' points aren't stored on save&exit

  // store the list to single step files
  int *SortIndex = new int[getAtomCount()];
  for (int i=getAtomCount(); i--; )
    SortIndex[i] = i;

  status = MoleculePerStep->OutputConfigForListOfFragments(prefix, SortIndex);
  delete[](SortIndex);

  // free and return
  delete[](PermutationMap);
  delete(MoleculePerStep);
  return status;
};

/** Parses nuclear forces from file and performs Verlet integration.
 * Note that we assume the parsed forces to be in atomic units (hence, if coordinates are in angstroem, we
 * have to transform them).
 * This adds a new MD step to the config file.
 * \param *file filename
 * \param config structure with config::Deltat, config::IsAngstroem, config::DoConstrained
 * \param offset offset in matrix file to the first force component
 * \return true - file found and parsed, false - file not found or imparsable
 * \todo This is not yet checked if it is correctly working with DoConstrained set to true.
 */
bool molecule::VerletForceIntegration(char *file, config &configuration, const size_t offset)
{
  Info FunctionInfo(__func__);
  string token;
  stringstream item;
  double IonMass, ConstrainedPotentialEnergy, ActualTemp;
  Vector Velocity;
  ForceMatrix Force;

  const int AtomCount = getAtomCount();
  // parse file into ForceMatrix
  std::ifstream input(file);
  if ((input.good()) && (!Force.ParseMatrix(input, 0,0,0))) {
    DoeLog(0) && (eLog()<< Verbose(0) << "Could not parse Force Matrix file " << file << "." << endl);
    performCriticalExit();
    return false;
  }
  input.close();
  if (Force.RowCounter[0] != AtomCount) {
    DoeLog(0) && (eLog()<< Verbose(0) << "Mismatch between number of atoms in file " << Force.RowCounter[0] << " and in molecule " << getAtomCount() << "." << endl);
    performCriticalExit();
    return false;
  }
  // correct Forces
  Velocity.Zero();
  for(int i=0;i<AtomCount;i++)
    for(int d=0;d<NDIM;d++) {
      Velocity[d] += Force.Matrix[0][i][d+offset];
    }
  for(int i=0;i<AtomCount;i++)
    for(int d=0;d<NDIM;d++) {
      Force.Matrix[0][i][d+offset] -= Velocity[d]/static_cast<double>(AtomCount);
    }
  // solve a constrained potential if we are meant to
  if (configuration.DoConstrainedMD) {
    // calculate forces and potential
    atom **PermutationMap = NULL;
    ConstrainedPotentialEnergy = MinimiseConstrainedPotential(PermutationMap,configuration.DoConstrainedMD, 0, configuration.GetIsAngstroem());
    EvaluateConstrainedForces(configuration.DoConstrainedMD, 0, PermutationMap, &Force);
    delete[](PermutationMap);
  }

  // and perform Verlet integration for each atom with position, velocity and force vector
  // check size of vectors
  BOOST_FOREACH(atom *_atom, atoms) {
    _atom->VelocityVerletUpdate(_atom->getNr(), MDSteps+1, &configuration, &Force, (const size_t) 0);
  }

  // correct velocities (rather momenta) so that center of mass remains motionless
  Velocity = atoms.totalMomentumAtStep(MDSteps+1);
  IonMass = atoms.totalMass();

  // correct velocities (rather momenta) so that center of mass remains motionless
  Velocity *= 1./IonMass;

  atoms.addVelocityAtStep(-1*Velocity,MDSteps+1);
  ActualTemp = atoms.totalTemperatureAtStep(MDSteps+1);
  Berendsen berendsen = Berendsen();
  berendsen.addToContainer(World::getInstance().getThermostats());
  double ekin = berendsen.scaleAtoms(MDSteps,ActualTemp,atoms);
  DoLog(1) && (Log() << Verbose(1) << "Kinetic energy is " << ekin << "." << endl);
  MDSteps++;

  // exit
  return true;
};