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+ | //potfit// does not need a particular system of units. It can work with any system. The units used by //potfit// are implicitly defined in the configuration and potential files, and possibly by certain parameters specifying the potential. | ||
- | The reference configuration file contains atom positions, which implicitly defines | + | The reference configuration file contains atom positions, which implicitly defines |
- | ===== Example | + | ==== Example ==== |
- | If the length unit is 1 Å = 1e-10 m, and the energy unit is 1 eV = 1.602e-19 J (which corresponds to 11594 K), then the unit of pressure is 160.2 GPa = 1602 kbar, and the unit of force is 1 eV/Å = 1.602e-9 N = 1.602 nN | + | If the length unit is $$1~\unicode{x212B} |
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