Class Hierarchy

This inheritance list is sorted roughly, but not completely, alphabetically:

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Context	A Context stores the complete state of a simulation
ContextImpl	This is the internal implementation of a Context
exception
OpenMMException	This class is used for all exceptions thrown by OpenMM
Force	Force objects apply forces to the particles in a System, or alter their behavior in other ways
AmoebaAngleForce	This class implements an interaction between triplets of particles that varies with the angle between them
AmoebaBondForce	This class implements an interaction between pairs of particles that varies with the distance between them
AmoebaGeneralizedKirkwoodForce	This class implements an implicit solvation force using the generalized Kirkwood/Grycuk model
AmoebaInPlaneAngleForce	This class implements an interaction at trigonal centers corresponding to the projected in-plane angle bend energy between four particles
AmoebaMultipoleForce	This class implements the Amoeba multipole interaction
AmoebaOutOfPlaneBendForce	This class implements the Amoeba out-of-plane bend interaction
AmoebaPiTorsionForce	This class implements the Amoeba pi-torsion interaction
AmoebaStretchBendForce	This class implements the Amoeba stretch-bend interaction
AmoebaTorsionTorsionForce	This class implements the Amoeba torsion-torsion interaction
AmoebaVdwForce	This class implements a buffered 14-7 potential used to model van der Waals forces
AmoebaWcaDispersionForce	This class implements a nonbonded interaction between pairs of particles typically used along with AmoebaGeneralizedKirkwoodForce as part of an implicit solvent model
AndersenThermostat	This class uses the Andersen method to maintain constant temperature
CMAPTorsionForce	This class implements an interaction between pairs of dihedral angles
CMMotionRemover	This class prevents the center of mass of a System from drifting
CustomAngleForce	This class implements interactions between sets of three particles that depend on the angle between them
CustomBondForce	This class implements bonded interactions between pairs of particles
CustomCompoundBondForce	This class supports a wide variety of bonded interactions
CustomExternalForce	This class implements an "external" force on particles
CustomGBForce	This class implements complex, multiple stage nonbonded interactions between particles
CustomHbondForce	This class supports a wide variety of energy functions used to represent hydrogen bonding
CustomNonbondedForce	This class implements nonbonded interactions between particles
CustomTorsionForce	This class implements interactions between sets of four particles that depend on the torsion angle between them
DrudeForce	This class implements forces that are specific to Drude oscillators
GBSAOBCForce	This class implements an implicit solvation force using the GBSA-OBC model
GBVIForce	This class implements an implicit solvation force using the GB/VI model
HarmonicAngleForce	This class implements an interaction between groups of three particles that varies harmonically with the angle between them
HarmonicBondForce	This class implements an interaction between pairs of particles that varies harmonically with the distance between them
MonteCarloAnisotropicBarostat	This class uses a Monte Carlo algorithm to adjust the size of the periodic box, simulating the effect of constant pressure
MonteCarloBarostat	This class uses a Monte Carlo algorithm to adjust the size of the periodic box, simulating the effect of constant pressure
NonbondedForce	This class implements nonbonded interactions between particles, including a Coulomb force to represent electrostatics and a Lennard-Jones force to represent van der Waals interactions
PeriodicTorsionForce	This class implements an interaction between groups of four particles that varies periodically with the torsion angle between them
RBTorsionForce	This class implements an interaction between groups of four particles that varies with the torsion angle between them according to the Ryckaert-Bellemans potential
ForceImpl	A ForceImpl provides the internal implementation of a Force
AmoebaAngleForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaAngleForce
AmoebaBondForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaBondForce
AmoebaGeneralizedKirkwoodForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaGeneralizedKirkwoodForce
AmoebaInPlaneAngleForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaInPlaneAngleForce
AmoebaMultipoleForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaMultipoleForce
AmoebaOutOfPlaneBendForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaOutOfPlaneBendForce
AmoebaPiTorsionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaPiTorsionForce
AmoebaStretchBendForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaStretchBendForce
AmoebaTorsionTorsionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaTorsionTorsionForce
AmoebaVdwForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaVdwForce
AmoebaWcaDispersionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of AmoebaWcaDispersionForce
AndersenThermostatImpl	This is the internal implementation of AndersenThermostat
CMAPTorsionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CMAPTorsionForce
CMMotionRemoverImpl	This is the internal implementation of CMMotionRemover
CustomAngleForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomAngleForce
CustomBondForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomBondForce
CustomCompoundBondForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomCompoundBondForce
CustomExternalForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomExternalForce
CustomGBForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomGBForce
CustomHbondForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomHbondForce
CustomNonbondedForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomNonbondedForce
CustomTorsionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of CustomTorsionForce
DrudeForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of DrudeForce
GBSAOBCForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of GBSAOBCForce
GBVIForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of GBVIForce
HarmonicAngleForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of HarmonicAngleForce
HarmonicBondForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of HarmonicBondForce
MonteCarloAnisotropicBarostatImpl	This is the internal implementation of MonteCarloAnisotropicBarostat
MonteCarloBarostatImpl	This is the internal implementation of MonteCarloBarostat
NonbondedForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of NonbondedForce
PeriodicTorsionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of PeriodicTorsionForce
RBTorsionForceImpl	This is the internal implementation of RBTorsionForce
fvec4	A four element vector of floats
fvec8	An eight element vector of floats
Integrator	An Integrator defines a method for simulating a System by integrating the equations of motion
BrownianIntegrator	This is an Integrator which simulates a System using Brownian dynamics
CustomIntegrator	This is an Integrator that can be used to implemented arbitrary, user defined integration algorithms
DrudeLangevinIntegrator	This Integrator simulates systems that include Drude particles
DrudeSCFIntegrator	This is a leap-frog Verlet Integrator that simulates systems with Drude particles
LangevinIntegrator	This is an Integrator which simulates a System using Langevin dynamics
RPMDIntegrator	This is an Integrator which simulates a System using ring polymer molecular dynamics (RPMD)
VariableLangevinIntegrator	This is an error contolled, variable time step Integrator that simulates a System using Langevin dynamics
VariableVerletIntegrator	This is an error contolled, variable time step Integrator that simulates a System using the leap-frog Verlet algorithm
VerletIntegrator	This is an Integrator which simulates a System using the leap-frog Verlet algorithm
ivec4	A four element vector of ints
ivec8	An eight element vector of ints
Kernel	A Kernel encapsulates a particular implementation of a calculation that can be performed on the data in a Context
KernelFactory	A KernelFactory is an object that can create KernelImpls
KernelImpl	A KernelImpl defines the internal implementation of a Kernel object
LocalEnergyMinimizer	Given a Context, this class searches for a new set of particle positions that represent a local minimum of the potential energy
Platform	A Platform defines an implementation of all the kernels needed to perform some calculation
SplineFitter	SplineFitter provides routines for performing cubic spline interpolation
StateBuilder
State	A State object records a snapshot of the current state of a simulation at a point in time
System	This class represents a molecular system
TabulatedFunction	A TabulatedFunction uses a set of tabulated values to define a mathematical function
Continuous1DFunction	This is a TabulatedFunction that computes a continuous one dimensional function
Continuous2DFunction	This is a TabulatedFunction that computes a continuous two dimensional function
Continuous3DFunction	This is a TabulatedFunction that computes a continuous three dimensional function
Discrete1DFunction	This is a TabulatedFunction that computes a discrete one dimensional function f(x)
Discrete2DFunction	This is a TabulatedFunction that computes a discrete two dimensional function f(x,y)
Discrete3DFunction	This is a TabulatedFunction that computes a discrete three dimensional function f(x,y,z)
Task
ThreadPool	A ThreadPool creates a set of worker threads that can be used to execute tasks in parallel
Vec3	This class represents a three component vector
VirtualSite	A VirtualSite describes the rules for computing a particle's position based on other particles
LocalCoordinatesSite	This is a VirtualSite that uses the locations of three other particles to compute a local coordinate system, then places the virtual site at a fixed location in that coordinate system
OutOfPlaneSite	This is a VirtualSite that computes the particle location based on three other particles' locations
ThreeParticleAverageSite	This is a VirtualSite that computes the particle location as a weighted average of three other particle's locations
TwoParticleAverageSite	This is a VirtualSite that computes the particle location as a weighted average of two other particle's locations
XmlSerializer	XmlSerializer is used for serializing objects as XML, and for reconstructing them again