> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://tu-clausthal.gitbook.io/good-research-practice-in-md-simulations-tuc-swz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://tu-clausthal.gitbook.io/good-research-practice-in-md-simulations-tuc-swz/infrastructures/software-features/lammps.md).

# LAMMPS

> LAMMPS is a classical molecular dynamics simulation code designed to run efficiently on parallel computers. It was developed at Sandia National Laboratories, a US Department of Energy facility, with funding from the DOE. It is an open-source code, distributed freely under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).

LAMMPS is the primary simulation engine used within the SWZ Computational Material Sciences/Engineering group. It supports a wide range of interatomic potentials (EAM, MEAM, Tersoff, ReaxFF, etc.) and can model systems from a few hundred to billions of atoms.

For detailed guidance, see the subsections on [installation](/good-research-practice-in-md-simulations-tuc-swz/infrastructures/software-features/lammps/install.md), [running LAMMPS](/good-research-practice-in-md-simulations-tuc-swz/infrastructures/software-features/lammps/running-lammps.md), [automating complex workflows](/good-research-practice-in-md-simulations-tuc-swz/infrastructures/software-features/lammps/automatizing-complex-workflows.md), and [additional resources](/good-research-practice-in-md-simulations-tuc-swz/infrastructures/software-features/lammps/resources.md).