Specifying membrane normal

class gorder.membrane_normal.DynamicNormal(heads, radius)

Request a dynamic local membrane normal calculation.

heads

Selection query specifying reference atoms representing lipid headgroups (typically phosphorus atoms or phosphate beads). There must be exactly one such atom/bead per lipid molecule.

Type:

str

radius

Radius of the sphere used to select nearby lipids for membrane normal estimation. The recommended value is half the membrane thickness.

Type:

float