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cubic box with periodic boundary conditions (Fig.\,\ref{fig:LJ}). In
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this tutorial, the temperature of the system is maintained using a
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Langevin thermostat~\cite{schneider1978molecular}, and basic quantities,
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including the potential and kinetic energies, are calculated from the
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simulation.
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including potential and kinetic energies, are calculated from the simulation.
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\subsubsection{My first input}
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To run a simulation using LAMMPS, you need to write an input script with
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To run a simulation using LAMMPS, you need to write an input script containing
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a series of commands for LAMMPS to execute. For clarity, the
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input scripts for this tutorial will be divided into five categories,
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which will be filled out step by step. To set up this tutorial, select
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Which will be filled out step by step. To set up this tutorial, select
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\guicmd{Start LAMMPS Tutorial 1} from the \guicmd{Tutorials} menu of LAMMPS--GUI, and
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follow the instructions. This will select and, if needed, create a folder,
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follow the instructions. This will select (or create, if needed) a folder,
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place the initial input file \flecmd{initial.lmp} in it, and
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open that file in the LAMMPS--GUI editor. The editor should display the
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open the file in the LAMMPS--GUI editor. The editor should display the
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following content:
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\begin{lstlisting}
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# PART A - ENERGY MINIMIZATION
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These five categories are not required in every input script and do not
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necessarily need to be in that exact order. For instance, the \lmpcmd{Settings}
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and the \lmpcmd{Visualization} categories could be inverted, or
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the \lmpcmd{Visualization} category could be omitted. Note, however, that
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the \lmpcmd{Visualization} category could be omitted. However, note that
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LAMMPS reads input files from top to bottom and processes each command
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\emph{immediately}. Therefore, the \lmpcmd{Initialization} and
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\lmpcmd{System definition} categories must appear at the top of the
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input, and the \lmpcmd{Run} category must appear at the bottom. Also, the
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specifics of some commands can change after global settings are changed, so the
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order of commands in the input script matters.
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specifics of some commands can change after global settings are modified, so the
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order of commands in the input script is important.
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\paragraph{Initialization}
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