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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130584603321

Autore

Eyert Volker

Titolo

The augmented spherical wave method : a comprehensive treatment / / Volker Eyert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2012

ISBN

3-642-25864-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 379 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; v.849

Disciplina

515/.53

Soggetti

Spherical harmonics

Electronic structure

Density functionals

Differential equations, Partial

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Standard ASW Method -- Envelope Functions and Structure Constants -- The Plane-Wave Based Full-Potential ASW Method -- The Sperical-Wave Based Full-Potential ASW Method -- Details of the Standard ASW Method -- Details of the Envelope Functions -- Details of the Full-Potential ASW Methods -- Brillouin-Zone Integration -- Further Reading -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Augmented Spherical Wave (ASW) method is one of the most powerful approaches to handle the requirements of finite basis sets in DFT calculations. It is particularly suited for the calculation of the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of solid-state materials. Recent developments allow application, in addition, to the elastic properties and phonon spectra. Due to the localized nature of the ASW basis set these properties can be easily interpreted in terms of atomic-like orbitals.   The book addresses all those who want to learn about methods for electronic structure calculations and the ASW method in particular.   This new edition has been thoroughly revised and extended. In particular, a chapter on the new, both very efficient and accurate spherical-wave based full potential ASW method has been added.