Electronic structure via potential functional approximations

  • Attila Cangi*
  • , Donghyung Lee
  • , Peter Elliott
  • , Kieron Burke
  • , E. K.U. Gross
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The universal functional of Hohenberg-Kohn is given as a coupling-constant integral over the density as a functional of the potential. Conditions are derived under which potential-functional approximations are variational. Construction via this method and imposition of these conditions are shown to greatly improve the accuracy of the noninteracting kinetic energy needed for orbital-free Kohn-Sham calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number236404
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume106
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

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