Parameter Files

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This manual section describes the format and contents of the parameter files used by all of the PSCF programs to perform self-consistent field (SCFT) calculations. The discussion given here is thus limited to parameter file elements that are required to perform SCFT calculations and SCFT parameter sweeps, while deferring discussion of elements that are only needed for field-theoretic Monte-Carlo or Brownian dynamics simulations.

The parameter files required by the three different PSCF programs exhibit a very similar structure and syntax, but differ in a few details. The discussion in this introductory section of the user manual focuses on syntactical features that are common to all PSCF parameter files, and of parameter file elements that are required for multiple applications. More detailed descriptions of elements that are required for SCFT and FTS calculations are given elsewhere.

Contents:

1. 1D SCFT Example
2. Syntax
3. Format Descriptions
4. Mixture Block

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