OpenFreeEnergy / OpenFreeEnergy/openfe

Document MultiStateSampler restart / recovery messages

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Description

Folks will sometimes get error messages in the form of Potential energy is NaN after x attempts of integration with move LangevinDynamicsMove Atempting a restart...".

These may recover and folks may wonder what they mean / if they should be concerned. We should document this behaviour.

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Research direction

Start by locating MultiStateSampler and the restart/recovery messages involving LangevinDynamicsMove, then read how the NaN potential-energy condition is reported. Document what the messages mean, when recovery can occur, and whether users should be concerned; done means the behavior is explained clearly for users encountering these messages.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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