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Description: {{TAG|PRECFOCK}} controls the FFT grids used in the exact exchange routines (Hartree-Fock and hybrid functionals).
Description: {{TAG|PRECFOCK}} controls the FFT grids used in the exact exchange routines (Hartree-Fock and hybrid functionals).
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|{{TAG|PRECFOCK}} || FFT-grid || Augmentation charge || Quality
|{{TAG|PRECFOCK}} || FFT-grid || Augmentation charge || Quality
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| Medium || identical to std. FFT || identical to standard DFT || some noise in forces/good energy
| Medium || identical to std. FFT || identical to standard DFT || some noise in forces/good energy
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| Fast || G<sub>cut</sub> || very soft augmentation charge || some noise in forces/good energy
| Fast || G<sub>cut</sub> || very soft augmentation charge<sup>a</sup>|| some noise in forces/good energy
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| Normal || 3/2&times;G<sub>cut</sub> || soft augmentation charge || accurate forces and energy
| Normal || 3/2&times;G<sub>cut</sub> || soft augmentation charge<sup>b</sup> || accurate forces and energy
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| Accurate || 2&times;G<sub>cut</sub> || soft augmentation charge || very accurate forces and energy
| Accurate || 2&times;G<sub>cut</sub> || soft augmentation charge<sup>b</sup> || very accurate forces and energy
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|colspan="4"|<sup>a</sup > soft augmentation charge: radius for augmentation sphere is increased by factor 1.25 compared to default.
<sup>b</sup> very soft augmentation charge: radius is increased by factor 1.35 compared to default except for ''s''-like charge, for the ''s''-channel the radius of the augmentation sphere is increased by a factor 1.25.
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where
:<math>E_{\rm cut}=\frac{\hbar^2}{2m_e}G_{\rm cut}^2</math>
with E<sub>cut</sub>={{TAG|ENCUT}}.


== Related Tags and Sections ==
== Related Tags and Sections ==

Revision as of 13:22, 15 February 2011

PRECFOCK = Low | Medium | Fast | Normal | Accurate
Default: PRECFOCK = Normal 

Description: PRECFOCK controls the FFT grids used in the exact exchange routines (Hartree-Fock and hybrid functionals).


PRECFOCK FFT-grid Augmentation charge Quality
Low Gcut identical to standard DFT large noise in forces/energy errors
Medium identical to std. FFT identical to standard DFT some noise in forces/good energy
Fast Gcut very soft augmentation chargea some noise in forces/good energy
Normal 3/2×Gcut soft augmentation chargeb accurate forces and energy
Accurate 2×Gcut soft augmentation chargeb very accurate forces and energy
a soft augmentation charge: radius for augmentation sphere is increased by factor 1.25 compared to default.

b very soft augmentation charge: radius is increased by factor 1.35 compared to default except for s-like charge, for the s-channel the radius of the augmentation sphere is increased by a factor 1.25.

where

with Ecut=ENCUT.

Related Tags and Sections

ENCUT, hybrid functionals, settings for specific hybrid functionals


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