fix box/relax

Dear lammps users,

Does using fix box/relax with minimize mean that atom coordinates are *not* considered as degrees of freedom in the minimization?

Regards,

Dear lammps users,

Does using fix box/relax with minimize mean that atom coordinates are
not considered as degrees of freedom in the minimization?

No.

The box size(s) are extra DOF in addition to the atom coords.

Steve

Thank you both for the answers.