Hello Everyone,
I am doing the Lipid Bilayer simulation using a mesoscopic model namely Dissipative Particle Dynamics. My goal is to study the Lipid bilayer thermal fluctuations, when the lipid bilayer is in tensionless state.
I was reviewing Literature on Simulations of Bilayer in tensionless state and how to set up the simulation parameters. In most of the literature which i came across, they use NPT or NVT ensembles. I manage to get lipid bilayer in tensionless state by changing lipid per area in the simulation box. My question is ,
- Is using the NVE ensemble the correct thing to do?.
- If I use the NVE ensemble, will my results have physical significance?
I read about different types of ensembles, but It was very hard for me to know which ensemble to use in my case.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Best Regards
Sheikh Salahudin
1st year PhD Student
INP Toulouse France