LAMMPS
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LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator) is a molecular dynamics program developed by Sandia National Laboratories. It utilizes the Message Passing Interface (MPI) for parallel communication, enabling high-performance simulations. LAMMPS is a free and open-source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It is available on Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
- Software.logo
- Lammps-logo.png
- Software.author
- Steve Plimpton, Aidan Thompson, Stan Moore, Axel Kohlmeyer, Richard Berger
- Software.developer
- Sandia National LaboratoriesTemple University
- Software.programming language
- C++
- Software.operating system
- Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris
- Software.platform
- x86, x86-64, ARM, POWER9
- Software.size
- 534 MB
- Software.language
- English
- Software.genre
- Molecular dynamics
- Software.license
- GNU General Public License
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Source code
The code is maintained by the LAMMPS development team who can be emailed at [email protected]. The LAMMPS WWW Site at www.lammps.org has more information about the code and its uses. README this file LICENSE the GNU General Public License (GPLv2) CITATION.cff Citation information for LAMMPS in CFF format bench benchmark inputs cmake CMake build files doc documentation examples example inputs for many LAMMPS commands fortran Fortran 2003 module for LAMMPS lib additional provided or external libraries potentials interatomic potential files python Python module for LAMMPS src source files third party Copies of thirdparty software bundled with LAMMPS tools pre- and post-processing tools unittest test programs for use with CTest .github Git and GitHub related files and tools
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.lammps.org
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- source code repository URL
- github.com/lammps/lammps
- software version identifier
- 2025-07-22
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Features
- Particle and model types
- Interatomic potentials
- Ensembles, constraints, and boundary conditions
- Integrators
- Outputs
- Various
- Coupling LAMMPS with Other Software
- See also
- References
- External links
LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator) is a molecular dynamics program developed by Sandia National Laboratories. It utilizes the Message Passing Interface (MPI) for parallel communication, enabling high-performance simulations. LAMMPS is a free and open-source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It is available on Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.
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