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RuNNer Tools

Overview

The purpose of the RuNNer tools is manifold, from manipulating structures in the input.data format, via the analysis of different properties and quantities (like the composition of data sets and plotting symmetry functions) to file conversion. For each tool there is a separate folder containing a Readme.txt file describing the purpose of the tool, its input and output as well as its usage and input flags. Often the tools are written in a rather "quick and dirty" style, so a certain amount of caution in using them is appropriate. Users should also be fully aware of the purpose of a given tool, e.g., some tools for structure manipulation are not intended to generate physically meaningful structures, but are meant to be used in extended scripts for preparing structures for visualization only.

RuNNerUC

The RuNNer Universal Converter can convert different structure file formats. It can read RuNNer input.data, LAMMPS input and trajectory files, FHIaims geometry.in, output, and trajectories, VASP poscar and outcar, and xyz files. It can write RuNNer input.data, LAMMPS input and trajectory files, FHIaims geometry.in, VASP poscar, and xyz files.

RuNNerActiveLearn

RuNNerActiveLearn sets up and analyzes LAMMPS simulations to find structures for which the underlying HDNNP shows significant inter- and extrapolation errors. The aim of the algorithm is to create a selection of uncorrelated structures which are missing in the current reference data set of the HDNNP. These structures are written to the input.data-add file and have to be recalculated by the reference method to improve the reliability of the HDNNP. RuNNerActiveLearn automatically adjusts some required thresholds in this self-learning procedure and provides reasonable recommendations for the others to sample the configuration space efficiently. Interpolation errors are detected by a comparison of the results of two different HDNNPs. Statistics of the extrapolated structures are provided as well. The program package requires binaries of LAMMPS including the n2p2 libraries and RuNNer.

When using RuNNerActiveLearn, please cite: