If we define the steering energy as $E = k \text{RMSD}(X, X_{ref})$, then the force has norm $k n^{-1/2}$, with $n$ being the number of atoms. This makes the norm of the force independent of the configuration. Since the MD term is pretty stable, this allows for a more systematic definition of the steering force.
If we define the steering energy as$E = k \text{RMSD}(X, X_{ref})$ , then the force has norm $k n^{-1/2}$ , with $n$ being the number of atoms. This makes the norm of the force independent of the configuration. Since the MD term is pretty stable, this allows for a more systematic definition of the steering force.