Robust Mixing for Ab-Initio Quantum Mechanical Calculations

Fuente: arXiv
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Marks, L. D., Luke, D. R.
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1866908391864008704
author Marks, L. D.
Luke, D. R.
author_facet Marks, L. D.
Luke, D. R.
contents We study the general problem of mixing for ab-initio quantum-mechanical problems. Guided by general mathematical principles and the underlying physics, we propose a multisecant form of Broydens second method for solving the self-consistent field equations of Kohn-Sham density functional theory. The algorithm is robust, requires relatively little finetuning and appears to outperform the current state of the art, converging for cases that defeat many other methods. We compare our technique to the conventional methods for problems ranging from simple to nearly pathological.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_0801_3098
institution arXiv
publishDate 2008
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Robust Mixing for Ab-Initio Quantum Mechanical Calculations
Marks, L. D.
Luke, D. R.
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We study the general problem of mixing for ab-initio quantum-mechanical problems. Guided by general mathematical principles and the underlying physics, we propose a multisecant form of Broydens second method for solving the self-consistent field equations of Kohn-Sham density functional theory. The algorithm is robust, requires relatively little finetuning and appears to outperform the current state of the art, converging for cases that defeat many other methods. We compare our technique to the conventional methods for problems ranging from simple to nearly pathological.
title Robust Mixing for Ab-Initio Quantum Mechanical Calculations
topic Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3098