The VASP Manual

Getting started

1) How to Install VASP	First install VASP.
2) Test Suite and Benchmarks	Next validate your installation with the test suit and benchmarks.
3) Workshops	The collection of workshops is a good place for the introduction to the basics of VASP.
4) Lectures	The collection of lectures is a good place to start as well.
5) Tutorials and Examples	The collection of tutorials and examples is a good place to learn the usage of VASP.

Input and Output

1) Input Files

2) Output Files

Features

Electronic Minimization	PAW, Mixing, etc.
XC Functionals	LDA, GGA, metaGGA, Hybrids, vdW functionals, etc.
Hybrid Functionals	Hybrid-DFT methods, Hartree-Fock method, etc.
Structural Optimization	Ionic Mimimization Methods, etc.
Lattice Vibrations
Molecular Dynamics
Dielectric Properties	Static and frequency dependent dielectric properties, Berry phases, Spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray), etc.
Linear response
NMR
Many-Body Perturbation Theory	ACFDT, BSE, GW, etc.
Magnetism
Surfaces
Defects
Molecules
Transition States	Elastic band method, improved dimer method, etc.
Technical Implementation	Parallelization, GPU, etc.
Theoretical Background	Important relations covering DFT, PAW, etc.

Visualisation and Postprocessing

Here we can link to postprocessing programs and script, visualization tools, etc etc.

Support

If you have questions or run into trouble, please have a look and/or post a question at the VASP forum.

Requests for support from the VASP group are to be directed WITHOUT EXCEPTION to the official VASP email address: vasp.materialphysik@univie.ac.at.

Please note: we offer support on a courtesy base only, not as a contractual service.

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