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Use when analyzing, validating, or filtering molecular dynamics structures. Provides composition analysis, outlier detection, chemical species identification, charge balance check, distance calculations, property filtering, and probability density analysis. Use when user asks about: structure analysis, data quality, minimum distance, composition, charge balance, outlier detection, or structure filtering.

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GPUMDkit Analyzers

Available Tools

ToolCommandDescription
Composition Analysis-analyze_compGroup structures by composition
Outlier DetectionMenu 502Find high-error structures
Chemical Species-chem_species or Menu 503List unique elements
Charge Balance-cbcCheck oxidation-state balance
Property Range-rangeEnergy/force/virial statistics
Distance Filter-filter_dist or Menu 506Filter by minimum distance (no PBC)
Distance Filter (PBC)-filter_dist_pbcFilter by minimum distance with PBC
Minimum Distance-min_distCalculate min distances (no PBC)
Minimum Distance (PBC)-min_dist_pbcCalculate min distances (with PBC)
Probability Density-pda or Menu 5083D diffusion channel analysis

Command Reference

Composition Analysis

# Analyze composition of extxyz file
gpumdkit.sh -analyze_comp train.xyz

# Output: Table of unique compositions with counts
# Interactive: Select compositions to export as separate files

Property Range Analysis

# Analyze energy range
gpumdkit.sh -range train.xyz energy

# Analyze force range
gpumdkit.sh -range train.xyz force

# Analyze virial range
gpumdkit.sh -range train.xyz virial

# With histogram plot
gpumdkit.sh -range train.xyz force hist

Minimum Distance

# Fast calculation (no PBC)
gpumdkit.sh -min_dist dump.xyz

# Accurate calculation (with PBC)
gpumdkit.sh -min_dist_pbc dump.xyz

# Output: Table of minimum distances for all element pairs

Charge Balance Check

# Check charge balance
gpumdkit.sh -cbc train.xyz

# Output:
# - balanced.xyz (charge-balanced structures)
# - unbalanced.xyz (unbalanced structures)
# - indices.txt (summary)

Chemical Species Identification

# List unique elements
gpumdkit.sh -chem_species train.xyz

# Interactive mode also works:
# gpumdkit.sh  # Select: 5) Analyzer -> 503

# Output: Sorted list of all elements in the file

Structure Filtering

By Minimum Distance (No PBC)

gpumdkit.sh -filter_dist dump.xyz 1.5
# Output: filtered_<file>.xyz, filtered_out_<file>.xyz

By Minimum Distance (With PBC)

gpumdkit.sh -filter_dist_pbc dump.xyz 1.5
# More accurate for periodic systems

By Element-Pair Distance Range

# Filter structures where Li-Li distance is between 1.9 and 2.0 Angstrom
gpumdkit.sh -filter_range dump.xyz Li Li 1.9 2.0

# Output: filtered_<elem1>_<elem2>_<min>_<max>.xyz

By Box Size

# Filter structures with box edge > 20 Angstrom
gpumdkit.sh -filter_box dump.xyz 20

# Output: filtered_by_box.xyz

By Property Value

# Keep structures with force < 20 eV/Angstrom
gpumdkit.sh -filter_value train.xyz force 20

# Output: filtered.xyz

Outlier Detection

# Find outlier structures based on RMSE
gpumdkit.sh  # Select: 5) Analyzer -> 502

# Required files in current directory:
# - train.xyz
# - energy_train.out
# - force_train.out
# - stress_train.out

# Output: selected.xyz (high-error), remained.xyz (low-error)

Probability Density Analysis

# Calculate 3D probability density of mobile ions
gpumdkit.sh -pda LLZO.vasp dump.xyz Li 0.25

# Parameters:
# - Reference structure (POSCAR)
# - Trajectory file (extxyz)
# - Mobile species (e.g., Li)
# - Grid interval (e.g., 0.25 Angstrom)

# Output: probability_density_<interval>.vasp (CHGCAR format)
# Can be visualized with VESTA or similar software

Common Workflows

Data Quality Check

# 1. Check composition
gpumdkit.sh -analyze_comp train.xyz

# 2. Check minimum distances
gpumdkit.sh -min_dist_pbc train.xyz

# 3. Check force range
gpumdkit.sh -range train.xyz force

# 4. Check for outliers
gpumdkit.sh  # Select: 5) Analyzer -> 502

Structure Filtering Pipeline

# 1. Filter by distance
gpumdkit.sh -filter_dist_pbc dump.xyz 1.5

# 2. Filter by box size
gpumdkit.sh -filter_box filtered.xyz 20

# 3. Filter by force value
gpumdkit.sh -filter_value filtered_by_box.xyz force 15

Diffusion Channel Analysis

# 1. Calculate probability density
gpumdkit.sh -pda LLZO.vasp dump.xyz Li 0.25

# 2. Visualize with VESTA or similar
# Open probability_density_0.25.vasp

Additional Tools

Time Monitoring

# Monitor GPUMD progress
gpumdkit.sh -time gpumd

# Monitor NEP training progress
gpumdkit.sh -time nep

CLI Flag Reference

FlagDescriptionSyntax
-analyze_compComposition analysisgpumdkit.sh -analyze_comp <file>
-rangeProperty rangegpumdkit.sh -range <file> <prop>
-min_distMin distance (no PBC)gpumdkit.sh -min_dist <file>
-min_dist_pbcMin distance (PBC)gpumdkit.sh -min_dist_pbc <file>
-chem_speciesChemical species listgpumdkit.sh -chem_species <file>
-cbcCharge balancegpumdkit.sh -cbc <file>
-filter_distFilter by minimum distancegpumdkit.sh -filter_dist <file> <min_dist>
-filter_dist_pbcFilter by minimum distance with PBCgpumdkit.sh -filter_dist_pbc <file> <min_dist>
-filter_rangeFilter by distance rangegpumdkit.sh -filter_range <file> <e1> <e2> <min> <max>
-filter_boxFilter by box sizegpumdkit.sh -filter_box <file> <limit>
-filter_valueFilter by propertygpumdkit.sh -filter_value <file> <prop> <thresh>
-timeTime monitoring`gpumdkit.sh -time <gpumd

Dependencies

ToolRequired Packages
All Python scriptsase, numpy
Distance calculationsscipy
Charge balancepymatgen, tqdm
Property rangematplotlib
Probability densitypymatgen

Detailed Documentation

See analyzer_scripts.md for comprehensive guide.