Calculators¶
Calculator interfaces for molecular simulations using AIMNet2.
AIMNet2Calculator¶
The core calculator for running AIMNet2 inference. It handles model loading, device management, and application of long-range interactions (Coulomb and Dispersion).
Key Features¶
- Format Support: Loads both legacy
.jptmodels and new.ptformat. - Long-Range Interactions: Automatically attaches
LRCoulombandDFTD3modules based on model metadata. - Overrides: You can force specific long-range behavior using
needs_coulombandneeds_dispersionarguments. - Batching: Automatically batches large molecules/systems based on
nb_threshold.
AIMNet2Calculator(model='aimnet2', nb_threshold=120, needs_coulomb=None, needs_dispersion=None, device=None, compile_model=False, compile_kwargs=None, cache_static=False, train=False, ensemble_member=0, revision=None, token=None)
¶
Generic AIMNet2 calculator.
A helper class to load AIMNet2 models and perform inference.
Parameters¶
model : str | nn.Module
Model name (from registry), path to model file, or nn.Module instance.
nb_threshold : int
Threshold for neighbor list batching. Molecules larger than this use
flattened processing. Default is 120.
needs_coulomb : bool | None
Whether to add external Coulomb module. If None (default), determined
from model metadata. If True/False, overrides metadata.
needs_dispersion : bool | None
Whether to add external DFTD3 module. If None (default), determined
from model metadata. If True/False, overrides metadata.
device : str | None
Device to run the model on ("cuda", "cpu", or specific like "cuda:0").
If None (default), auto-detects CUDA availability.
compile_model : bool
Whether to compile the model with torch.compile(). Default is False.
compile_kwargs : dict | None
Additional keyword arguments to pass to torch.compile(). Default is None.
cache_static : bool
Whether to cache calculator-built neighbor matrices and explicit
external DFTD3 terms for repeated static CUDA inputs. Default is False.
This opt-in cache is limited to exact reuse of the same non-periodic
2D input tensors and is bypassed for Hessian, stress, training,
caller-supplied mol_idx, and caller-supplied nbmat.
train : bool
Whether to enable training mode. Default is False (inference mode).
When False, all model parameters have requires_grad=False, which
improves torch.compile compatibility and reduces memory usage.
Set to True only when training the model.
Attributes¶
model : nn.Module The loaded AIMNet2 model. device : str Device the model is running on ("cuda" or "cpu"). cutoff : float Short-range cutoff distance in Angstroms. cutoff_lr : float | None Long-range cutoff distance, or None if no LR modules. external_coulomb : LRCoulomb | None External Coulomb module if attached. external_dftd3 : DFTD3 | None External DFTD3 module if attached.
Notes¶
External LR module behavior:
- For file-loaded models (str): metadata is loaded from file
- For nn.Module: metadata is read from model.metadata attribute if available
- Explicit flags (needs_coulomb, needs_dispersion) override metadata
- If no metadata and no explicit flags, no external LR modules are added
Source code in aimnet/calculators/calculator.py
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coulomb_cutoff
property
¶
Get the current Coulomb cutoff distance.
Returns¶
float | None
The cutoff distance for Coulomb calculations, or None if not
applicable. For "simple" this is inf; for "ewald" and
"pme" this is None (cutoff is estimated per call from
ewald_accuracy). Use set_lrcoulomb_method() to change.
coulomb_method
property
¶
Get the current Coulomb method.
Returns¶
str | None One of "simple", "dsf", "ewald", "pme", or None if no external Coulomb. For legacy models with embedded Coulomb, returns None.
dftd3_cutoff
property
¶
Get the current DFTD3 cutoff distance.
Returns¶
float The cutoff distance for DFTD3 calculations in Angstroms.
has_external_coulomb
property
¶
Check if calculator has external Coulomb module attached.
Returns True for new-format models that were trained with Coulomb and have it externalized. For legacy models, Coulomb is embedded in the model itself, so this returns False.
has_external_dftd3
property
¶
Check if calculator has external DFTD3 module attached.
Returns True for new-format models that were trained with DFTD3/D3BJ dispersion and have it externalized. For legacy models or D3TS models, dispersion is embedded in the model itself, so this returns False.
is_nse
property
¶
Return True if the model supports spin-polarized charges (NSE, num_charge_channels=2).
metadata
property
¶
Read-only view of the model's metadata dict.
Returns a read-only mapping for v2 .pt models, or None for raw
nn.Module inputs that don't carry metadata. Downstream consumers
should prefer this accessor over reaching into the private
model._metadata attribute.
calculate_hessian(forces, coord)
staticmethod
¶
Dense (N, 3, N, 3) Hessian of the energy w.r.t. real-atom coordinates.
Autograd contract (IMPORTANT):
The returned dense Hessian is a detached value: it carries no
autograd graph back to the coordinates or model parameters. This is by
design (it is materialized via torch.func.vmap over a vjp of the
already-built force graph, and the periodic Ewald/PME block is a
fixed-charge finite-difference term that is non-differentiable). Forces
DO compose with an upstream coordinate-builder graph, but the Hessian
does not, so you cannot backpropagate through eval(..., hessian=True).
If you need the Hessian to compose (e.g. H @ v that scales with /
differentiates through an outer computation) or to avoid forming the
dense (N, 3, N, 3) tensor on large systems, use the matrix-free
:meth:hessian_vector_product instead. For a fully-differentiable
Hessian, build one externally with
torch.autograd.functional.hessian(energy_fn, coords) over a closure
that calls the model on differentiable coordinates (note that the
periodic Ewald/PME long-range block remains a fixed-charge FD term in
either case).
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eval(data, forces=False, stress=False, hessian=False, *, validate_species=True)
¶
Run the model on data and return the output dict.
For a single structure each value is a Tensor. For batched Hessian
requests the output is collected per structure: a 3D coord batch
(B, N, 3) yields values with a new leading batch dim (stacked), while a
multi-molecule mol_idx input yields a per-molecule list[Tensor]
for each key (molecules are independent and generally ragged).
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hessian_vector_product(data, vectors, *, eps=0.0005, validate_species=True, create_graph=False)
¶
Matrix-free Hessian-vector product(s) H @ v for one structure.
Computes H @ v without forming the dense (N, 3, N, 3) Hessian,
enabling Lanczos/LOBPCG negative-curvature checks and CG-Newton
preconditioning on large systems.
Parameters¶
data : dict
Single-structure input (same keys as eval). 3D batched or
multi-molecule mol_idx inputs are not supported.
vectors : Tensor
Direction(s), shape (N, 3) or (K, N, 3) over the real atoms.
eps : float
Central-difference step (Angstrom) for the periodic Ewald/PME
long-range term. Ignored for simple/dsf.
create_graph : bool
If True, keep the differentiable autograd block of the HVP in
the graph so it can compose with an outer loss. The Ewald/PME
fixed-position finite-difference block remains detached. Default
False preserves the numeric/detached operator-action behavior.
Returns¶
Tensor
H @ v, shape (N, 3) or (K, N, 3), matching vectors.
Notes¶
The autograd part (NN + short-range + simple/dsf Coulomb +
DFTD3) is an exact reverse-mode product. For ewald/pme the
long-range block is a fixed-charge directional finite difference (2
force evals per vector); the same charge-response and step caveats as
the dense Ewald/PME Hessian apply (see
:meth:aimnet.modules.lr.LRCoulomb._coul_nvalchemi_fd_hessian). This
mirrors the dense :meth:calculate_hessian assembly term-by-term, so
hessian_vector_product(v) equals H.reshape(3N, 3N) @ v to the
backend's tolerance. The default return is detached; set
create_graph=True when the differentiable autograd block must
compose with an outer computation. See :meth:calculate_hessian for
the detached-Hessian contract and the fully-differentiable recipe.
Integration note: the external modules run via
_run_external_modules(forces=False, hessian=(method == 'dsf')) --
ENERGY-GRAPH mode so every external term (DFTD3 + Coulomb) stays
differentiable w.r.t. coord and its curvature is captured by the
autograd vjp. forces=False (not True) is required: with
forces=True the DFTD3 branch takes its detached explicit-force path
and its second-derivative curvature is silently dropped from H @ v.
The hessian flag controls the dsf-vs-ewald/pme split: dsf passes
hessian=True so LRCoulomb.forward routes through its
differentiable closed-form torch path (_coul_dsf_torch), keeping the
dsf curvature in the autograd graph (dsf has no dense FD block, so this is
free); ewald/pme pass hessian=False so the dense O(2*3N) FD block is
NOT computed, while the periodic energy is still added
differentiable-through-charges (capturing the charge-response curvature).
The autograd vjp of the differentiable forces equals the dense autograd
Hessian block (NN + short-range + DFTD3 + Coulomb-charge-response), and
the directional FD helper adds the remaining full-periodic block --
matching the dense assembly term-by-term.
Dtype / differentiability / eigensolver caveats:
- Return dtype is the model dtype (typically float32) for
simpleanddsf, and float64 forewald/pme(the periodic finite-difference block is accumulated in double precision, matching the dense Ewald/PME Hessian). - With
create_graph=Falsethe returned product is detached numeric operator action. Withcreate_graph=Truethe autograd block remains differentiable w.r.t. graph-attached coordinates / model parameters; vectors are still treated as numeric directions, and the periodic FD block remains detached. - For
ewald/pmethe operator is symmetric only to finite-difference accuracy (O(eps^2)); for Lanczos/LOBPCG smallest/most-negative-eigenvalue (transition-state) work, pass all probe vectors together as a single(K, N, 3)batch so the charge state is frozen across the iteration, and consider symmetrizing the operator or tuningeps. - The fixed-charge periodic approximation (and the
dsfrelaxed-charge vsewald/pmefixed-charge asymmetry) is inherited from the dense Ewald/PME Hessian and can shift near-zero/negative eigenvalues for strongly polar periodic systems; see :meth:aimnet.modules.lr.LRCoulomb._coul_nvalchemi_fd_hessian.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/calculator.py
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mol_flatten(data, *, hessian=False)
¶
Flatten the input data for multiple molecules. Will not flatten for batched input and molecule size below threshold.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/calculator.py
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set_dftd3_cutoff(cutoff=None, smoothing_fraction=None)
¶
Set DFTD3 cutoff and smoothing.
Parameters¶
cutoff : float | None Cutoff distance in Angstroms for DFTD3 calculation. Default is _default_dftd3_cutoff (15.0). smoothing_fraction : float | None Fraction of cutoff used as smoothing width. Default is _default_dftd3_smoothing (0.2).
Notes¶
This method only affects external DFTD3 modules attached to new-format models. For legacy models with embedded DFTD3, the smoothing is fixed.
Updates _dftd3_cutoff and rebuilds neighbor lists.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/calculator.py
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set_lr_cutoff(cutoff)
¶
Set the unified long-range cutoff for all LR modules.
Parameters¶
cutoff : float Cutoff distance in Angstroms for LR neighbor lists.
Notes¶
This updates both _coulomb_cutoff and _dftd3_cutoff. Ewald/PME use their own per-call neighbor lists and ignore this cutoff.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/calculator.py
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set_lrcoulomb_method(method, cutoff=15.0, dsf_alpha=0.2, ewald_accuracy=1e-06)
¶
Set the long-range Coulomb method.
Parameters¶
method : str
One of "simple", "dsf", "ewald", or "pme".
cutoff : float
Cutoff distance for DSF neighbor list. Default is 15.0.
Silently ignored for "ewald" and "pme" (which estimate their own
real-space cutoffs from ewald_accuracy).
dsf_alpha : float
Alpha parameter for DSF method. Default is 0.2.
ewald_accuracy : float
Target accuracy for Ewald and PME summation. Controls the
real-space and reciprocal-space cutoffs (and PME mesh dimensions).
Smaller values give higher accuracy at the cost of more
computation. Default is 1e-6, matching the nvalchemiops default.
The Ewald cutoffs follow the Kolafa-Perram formula:
- eta = (V^2 / N)^(1/6) / sqrt(2*pi)
- cutoff_real = sqrt(-2 * ln(accuracy)) * eta
- cutoff_recip = sqrt(-2 * ln(accuracy)) / eta
Notes¶
For new-format models with external Coulomb, this updates the external module. For legacy models with embedded Coulomb, a warning is issued as those modules cannot be modified at runtime.
"ewald" and "pme" both require periodic systems (cell set);
invoking the calculator without a cell raises ValueError at
prepare_input.
Hessian note: "ewald"/"pme" Hessians are computed at fixed charge
(finite-difference of the analytic forces; the charge-response coupling
d^2E/(dq.dr) through the model's predicted charges is omitted), while
"dsf" Hessians are relaxed-charge (fully autograd). Vibrational
frequencies / IR intensities are therefore not directly comparable across
these backends.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/calculator.py
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AIMNet2ASE¶
ASE (Atomic Simulation Environment) calculator interface.
Installation
Requires the ase extra: pip install aimnet[ase]
This calculator integrates with ASE's Atoms object, supporting energy, forces, stress, and dipole moment calculations. It operates in eV and Angstrom.
Usage Example¶
from ase.io import read
from aimnet.calculators import AIMNet2ASE
atoms = read("molecule.xyz")
atoms.calc = AIMNet2ASE("aimnet2")
print(atoms.get_potential_energy())
print(atoms.get_forces())
AIMNet2ASE(base_calc='aimnet2', charge=0, mult=1, validate_species=True)
¶
Bases: Calculator
Source code in aimnet/calculators/aimnet2ase.py
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get_hessian(atoms=None)
¶
Return Cartesian Hessian as a (3N, 3N) ndarray in eV/Å^2.
Designed for use as Sella(atoms, hessian_function=atoms.calc.get_hessian).
Computed via double-backward through the AIMNet2 energy graph; cost scales
as O(3N) backward passes per call. Not supported when compile_model=True
or for batched / multi-molecule input.
This method intentionally bypasses the standard ASE
Calculator.calculate(properties=['hessian']) flow and self.results
cache. The Sella callback contract is (atoms) -> ndarray, so a direct
method is the simplest match. "hessian" is therefore not advertised in
implemented_properties; if that ever changes, the two paths must be
reconciled.
When called with an explicit atoms argument that differs from
self.atoms, the passed atoms.info is consulted for charge/mult
precedence (and the calculator's stored self.charge/self.mult may
be updated as a side effect, mirroring the calculate() behavior).
Source code in aimnet/calculators/aimnet2ase.py
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AIMNet2Pysis¶
PySisyphus calculator interface.
Installation
Requires the pysis extra: pip install aimnet[pysis]
This interface adapts AIMNet2 for use with PySisyphus optimizers. It handles unit conversion automatically:
- Input: Converts Bohr coordinates (PySisyphus) to Angstrom (AIMNet2).
- Output: Converts eV and eV/Angstrom (AIMNet2) to Hartree and Hartree/Bohr (PySisyphus).
- Hessian: Converts eV/Angstrom^2 (AIMNet2) to Hartree/Bohr^2 (PySisyphus).
AIMNet2Pysis(model='aimnet2', charge=0, mult=1, validate_species=True, **kwargs)
¶
Bases: Calculator
Source code in aimnet/calculators/aimnet2pysis.py
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AIMNet2TorchSim¶
TorchSim ModelInterface wrapper.
Installation
Requires the torchsim extra and Python 3.12+: pip install "aimnet[torchsim]". Add the ase extra for ASE-based input/output examples: pip install "aimnet[torchsim,ase]". On Python 3.11, the base AIMNet package is supported but the TorchSim extra is not installed.
AIMNet2TorchSim wraps an AIMNet2Calculator as a torch-sim-atomistic model for static evaluation, geometry optimization, molecular dynamics, and autobatched workloads.
Usage Example¶
import ase.io
import torch_sim as ts
from aimnet.calculators import AIMNet2Calculator, AIMNet2TorchSim
atoms = ase.io.read("molecule.xyz")
base_calc = AIMNet2Calculator("aimnet2")
calc = AIMNet2TorchSim(base_calc)
results = ts.static(system=atoms, model=calc)
print(results[0]["potential_energy"], results[0]["forces"])
Stress
By default compute_stress=False. Pass compute_stress=True when constructing AIMNet2TorchSim for NPT integrators and PBC cell relaxation.
TorchSim extras
AIMNet partial charges are returned as both charges and partial_charges output fields. Set per-system charge and NSE mult through TorchSim system extras.
AIMNet2TorchSim(base_calc, *, compute_forces=True, compute_stress=False, validate_species=True)
¶
Bases: ModelInterface
Wrap an :class:AIMNet2Calculator as a TorchSim model.
Parameters¶
base_calc
Underlying AIMNet2 calculator. AIMNet2 inference uses float32
internally, so the wrapper reports torch.float32 regardless of the
incoming TorchSim state dtype.
compute_forces
Request AIMNet2 forces on each forward call. Keep this enabled for
geometry optimization and molecular dynamics. Set it false only for
energy-only static batches.
compute_stress
Request AIMNet2 stress on every forward call. This is required for NPT
integrators and PBC cell relaxation. Leave it false for energy/force
workflows to avoid retaining extra autograd state.
validate_species
Forward AIMNet2 calculator species and charge-domain validation. Leave
enabled unless intentionally bypassing model metadata checks.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/aimnet2torchsim.py
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base_calc
property
¶
Underlying AIMNet2 calculator.
metadata
property
¶
Underlying model metadata, when available.
forward(state, **kwargs)
¶
Compute AIMNet2 outputs for a TorchSim state.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/aimnet2torchsim.py
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Model Registry¶
Utilities for loading pre-trained models. Models are automatically downloaded from the remote repository to the local model cache (AIMNET_CACHE_DIR when set, otherwise ~/.cache/aimnet/) upon first use.
CLI Command¶
You can clear the local model cache using the CLI:
aimnet clear_model_cache
model_registry
¶
FamilyPolicy(family=None, supports_charged_systems=None, posthoc_d3_params=None, members=tuple())
dataclass
¶
Calculator-side policy for a released model family.
Sourced from the families: section of model_registry.yaml. The neutral
policy (all fields None/empty) applies no defaults and is returned for unknown
or undeclared families, so raw nn.Module loads and third-party checkpoints
are unaffected.
Attributes¶
family : str | None Canonical family tag, or None for the neutral policy. supports_charged_systems : bool | None Required charge-support declaration for the family. The calculator defaults undeclared model metadata to this value and rejects conflicting declarations. None means the family imposes no constraint. posthoc_d3_params : dict[str, float] | None DFT-D3(BJ) parameters applied post-hoc when the model does not embed dispersion. None means no post-hoc dispersion policy. members : tuple[str, ...] Registry model keys belonging to the family, in ensemble-member order.
get_cache_dir()
¶
Return the model cache directory.
AIMNET_CACHE_DIR has priority. Otherwise AIMNet uses
~/.cache/aimnet. The directory is created on demand.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/model_registry.py
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get_family_policy(family)
¶
Return the calculator-side policy for a model family.
Unknown or missing families return the neutral policy (no defaults applied)
rather than raising, so calculators built from raw nn.Module inputs or
third-party checkpoints keep working.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/model_registry.py
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get_registry_model_family(model_name)
¶
Return the canonical family tag for a registered model name or alias.
Source code in aimnet/calculators/model_registry.py
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