Eigen::Vector3d Atom::CalculateElectricalForce(const Eigen::Vector3d& chargePosition, Real charge, shared_ptr<ForceVectors> forceVectorStorage) { Eigen::Vector3d forceDirection = chargePosition.array()-m_position.array(); Real rSquared = forceDirection.squaredNorm(); Real forceMagnitude = K_VACUUM*charge*m_effectiveNuclearCharge*Square(ELECTRIC_CHARGE)/rSquared; // The force is in the direction of the charge. forceDirection.normalize(); Eigen::Vector3d forceVector = forceDirection.array()*forceMagnitude; if(forceVectorStorage) { forceVectorStorage->AddForceVector(GetName(), forceVector); } // Add in forces due to sp orbitals. for(int i=0; i<m_spOrbitals.size(); i++) { shared_ptr<SpOrbital> orbital = m_spOrbitals[i]; Eigen::Vector3d spForce = orbital->CalculateElectricalForce(chargePosition, charge, forceVectorStorage); forceVector.array() += spForce.array(); } return forceVector; }