Default velocity

doc/gpumd/input_parameters/velocity.rst

@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ Caveats
   This is, however, not a problem since during the MD simulation, the Maxwell distribution will be achieved automatically within a short time.
 * The total linear and angular momenta are set to zero.
 * If there are already velocity data in the :ref:`simulation model file <model_xyz>`, the initial temperature will not be used and the velocities will be initialized as those in the simulation model file.
-  **Important:** In this case, you still need to write this keyword, otherwise the velocities will not be initialized at all (and will hence be undefined).
+* If there are not velocity data in the :ref:`simulation model file <model_xyz>`, and this keyword is missing, velocities will be initialized with a default temperature of 300 K.

src/main_gpumd/run.cu

@@ -112,6 +112,21 @@ Run::Run()
 
   allocate_memory_gpu(group, atom, thermo);
 
+  velocity.initialize(
+    has_velocity_in_xyz,
+    300,
+    atom.cpu_mass,
+    atom.cpu_position_per_atom,
+    atom.cpu_velocity_per_atom,
+    atom.velocity_per_atom,
+    true,
+    123);
+  if (has_velocity_in_xyz) {
+    printf("Initialized velocities with data in model.xyz.\n");
+  } else {
+    printf("Initialized velocities with default T = 300 K.\n");
+  }
+
   print_line_1();
   printf("Finished initializing positions and related parameters.\n");
   fflush(stdout);
@@ -487,6 +502,9 @@ void Run::parse_velocity(const char** param, int num_param)
     atom.velocity_per_atom,
     use_seed,
     seed);
+  if (!has_velocity_in_xyz) {
+    printf("Initialized velocities with input T = %g K.\n", initial_temperature);
+  }
 }
 
 void Run::parse_correct_velocity(const char** param, int num_param)

src/main_gpumd/velocity.cu

@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ void Velocity::initialize(
   }
 
   velocity_per_atom.copy_from_host(cpu_velocity_per_atom.data());
-
-  printf("Initialized velocities with T = %g K.\n", initial_temperature);
 }
 
 void Velocity::finalize() { do_velocity_correction = false; }