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# Slot: vdw_cutoff_distance 


_Distance in Angstrom at which a Van der Waals interaction is turned off and a long-range non-bonded method is turned on._



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URI: [https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/vdw_cutoff_distance](https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/vdw_cutoff_distance)
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## Applicable Classes

| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Interactions](../classes/Interactions.md) | Settings used to define particle interactions |  no  |






## Properties

### Type and Range

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [LengthQuantity](../classes/LengthQuantity.md) |
| Domain Of | [Interactions](../classes/Interactions.md) |

### Cardinality and Requirements

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |









## Examples

| Value |
| --- |
| 10 Å |
| 1.2 nm |



## Identifier and Mapping Information



### Annotations

| property | value |
| --- | --- |
| engine_mapping | [{'engine': 'gromacs', 'key': 'rvdw', 'unit': 'nm'}] |




### Schema Source


* from schema: https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/




## Mappings

| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ---  | ---  |
| self | https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/vdw_cutoff_distance |
| native | https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/vdw_cutoff_distance |




## LinkML Source

```yaml
name: vdw_cutoff_distance
annotations:
  engine_mapping:
    tag: engine_mapping
    value:
    - engine: gromacs
      key: rvdw
      unit: nm
description: Distance in Angstrom at which a Van der Waals interaction is turned off
  and a long-range non-bonded method is turned on.
examples:
- value: 10 Å
- value: 1.2 nm
from_schema: https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- Interactions
range: LengthQuantity

```