# fire

Optimize the given structure using the FIRE algorithm as found in the reference paper.

fire(
structure(molecule = water)
xtb(model = gfn0)
)


This command is useful for energy methods that are extremely fast, or for very large systems.

fire(
structure(molecule = water)
xtb(model = gfn0)
harmonic_spring(
force_constant = 1.0 au
distance(atoms = [[1], [2]] value = 1.5 angstrom)
)
)

This command can appear in the global context.

### Options

energy_change

Convergence threshold for change in energy.

• The type is quantity
• The default is 1e-6 au
• The value must be nonnegative
force_max

Convergence threshold for maximum absolute element of the forces.

• The type is real
• The default is 1e-5
• The value must be nonnegative
force_mixing_decrease

Factor applied to the force-mixing ratio ($$\alpha$$) when the number of steps since an uphill move has exceed min_n_downhill_steps.

• The type is real
• The default is 0.99
force_mixing_initial

The mixing ratio ($$\alpha$$) of forces to velocites as used in:

$\mathbf{v}_{n+1} = (1-\alpha) * \mathbf{v}_n + \alpha \mathbf{F}_n |\mathbf{v}_n|$
• The type is real
• The default is 0.1
max_steps

Maximum number of steps.

• The type is int
• The default is 1000
• The value must be nonnegative
min_n_downhill_steps

Number of successive downhill steps required before increasing the time step ($$t$$) and decreasing the force-mixing ratio ($$\alpha$$).

• The type is int
• The default is 5
output_coordinates

Filename to write coordinates at each step.

• The type is string
• There is no default value.
time_step_decrease

Multiplication factor that decreases the time step ($$t$$) if an uphill step is made or if $$\mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{v} \le 0$$.

• The type is real
• The default is 0.5
time_step_increase

Multiplication factor to increase the time step ($$t$$) if min_downhill_steps has been exceeded.

• The type is real
• The default is 1.1
time_step_initial

Initial value for the time step ($$t$$).

• The type is quantity
• The default is 1 fs
• The value must be positive
time_step_max

Maximum value for the time step ($$t$$).

• The type is real
• The default is 5 fs
• The value must be positive