[Pw_forum] "Not orthogonal operation" error in vc-relax optimization

[mohnish pandey]

Dear Seyed!
  The relaxation of cell is breaking the symmetry, this error message shows
that. For example, if you use surface unit cell as hexagonal and try to
relax the 'x' and 'y' direction of the cell, then it will give the error
message because the cell vector is not orthogonal and the direction of
relaxation of your cell is is independent in 'x' and 'y' direction. So if
you want to get to rid of this error message then the direction of
relaxation should be in the direction of unit cell vector.  The relaxation
process should not break the symmetry of the system. Hope it helps. Feel
free to ask further if you have any doubts.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Seyed Mojtaba Rezaei Sani <
s.m.rezaeisani at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all
>
> My vc-relax opt, although I set cell dynamics='damp-w',ends with this
> error :
>
> >  from checkallsym : error #         2
> >  not orthogonal operation
>
> Is there any suggestion for solving that?
> (If anyone thinks about using nonsymmetric cell, I will send my input file
> and will be grateful to learn how it can be)
>
> Thanks
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> Physics Department, Isfahan University of Technology
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Regards,
MOHNISH,
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Mohnish Pandey
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Department of Chemical Engineering,
IIT KANPUR, UP, INDIA
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