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Description: {{TAG|INIMIX}} determines the functional form of the initial mixing matrix in the Broyden scheme ({{TAG|IMIX}}=4).
Description: Determines the functional form of the initial mixing matrix in the Broyden scheme ({{TAG|IMIX}}=4).
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The initial mixing matrix might influence the convergence speed for complex situations (especially surfaces and magnetic systems), nevertheless {{TAG|INIMIX}} must not be changed from the default setting: anything which can be done with {{TAG|INIMIX}} can also be done with {{TAG|AMIX}} and {{TAG|BMIX}}, and changing {{TAG|AMIX}} and {{TAG|BMIX}} is definitely preferable.
The initial mixing matrix might influence the convergence speed for complex situations (especially surfaces and magnetic systems), nevertheless {{TAG|INIMIX}} must not be changed from the default setting: anything which can be done with {{TAG|INIMIX}} can also be done with {{TAG|AMIX}} and {{TAG|BMIX}}, and changing {{TAG|AMIX}} and {{TAG|BMIX}} is definitely preferable.
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 17 October 2024

INIMIX = 0 | 1 | 2
Default: INIMIX = 1 

Description: Determines the functional form of the initial mixing matrix in the Broyden scheme (IMIX=4).


The initial mixing matrix might influence the convergence speed for complex situations (especially surfaces and magnetic systems), nevertheless INIMIX must not be changed from the default setting: anything which can be done with INIMIX can also be done with AMIX and BMIX, and changing AMIX and BMIX is definitely preferable.

Possible choices for INIMIX are:

Linear mixing according to the setting of AMIX
Kerker mixing (see IMIX=1) according to the settings of AMIX and BMIX.
The mixed density is given by
[math]\displaystyle{ \rho_{\rm mix}\left(G\right)=\rho_{\rm in}\left(G\right)+A \frac{G^2}{G^2+B^2}\Bigl(\rho_{\rm out}\left(G\right)-\rho_{\rm in}\left(G\right)\Bigr) }[/math]
with [math]\displaystyle{ A }[/math]=AMIX and [math]\displaystyle{ B }[/math]=BMIX
No mixing (equal to INIMIX=0 and AMIX=1, not recommended)

Related tags and articles

IMIX, MAXMIX, AMIX, BMIX, AMIX_MAG, BMIX_MAG, AMIN, MIXPRE, WC

Examples that use this tag