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Source code for pylipid.util.rmsd

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# PyLipID: A python module for analysing protein-lipid interactions
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# Author: Wanling Song
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import numpy as np

def rmsd(V, W):
    """
    Calculate Root-mean-square deviation from two sets of vectors V and W.

    Parameters
    ----------
    V : array
        (N,D) matrix, where N is points and D is dimension.
    W : array
        (N,D) matrix, where N is points and D is dimension.

    Returns
    -------
    rmsd : scalar
        Root-mean-square deviation between the two vectors

    """
    diff = np.array(V) - np.array(W)
    N = len(V)
    return np.sqrt((diff * diff).sum() / N)