[lammps-users] What is the force magnitude of Planar Indenter in Fix Indent command

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Dear All,

I am wondering whether the equation in manual:

F® = - k (r - R)^2

is still available for plane indenter. If not? What is the equation/
If yes, what is the meaning of “R”.

Many thanks.

2

Is it reduced to

F®=-kr^2?

I feel strange about this equation: does is mean the larger the distance of some atom from the indenter, the bigger the force?

I have one more question here, why the sign is “minus”? While in some literature it is “plus” sign.

3

If it's in the manual, it's in the code. R is the distance
of the atom from the plane.

Steve

4

The negative sign is b/c atoms only feel a force when
they are inside the indenter. The further they are inside,
the bigger the force.

Steve