Category:Exchange-correlation functionals

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In the Kohn-Sham (KS) formulation of density-functional theory (DFT)[1][2], the total energy is given by

where the terms on the right-hand side represent the non-interacting kinetic energy of the electrons, the electrons-nuclei attraction energy, the classical Coulomb electron-electron repulsive energy, the exchange-correlation energy, and the nuclei-nuclei repulsion energy, respectively. The KS orbitals and the electronic density that are used to evaluate are obtained by solving self-consistently the KS equations

The only terms in and in the KS equations that are not known exactly are the exchange-correlation energy functional and potential . Therefore, the accuracy of the calculated properties depends strongly on the approximations used for and .

Several hundreds of approximations for the exchange and correlation have been proposed[3]. They can be classified into families: the local density approximation (LDA), generalized gradient approximation (GGA), meta-GGA, and hybrid. There is also the possibility to include van der Waals corrections or an on-site Coulomb repulsion using DFT+U on top of another functional. More details on the different types of approximations available in VASP and how to use them can be found in the pages and subcategories listed below.

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References

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Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

Pages in category "Exchange-correlation functionals"

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