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== Getting started ==
== Getting started ==
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| [[:Category:VASP6|VASP6]]|| Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.
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| [[:Category:Installation|How to Install VASP]]|| First install VASP.
| [[:Category:Installation|How to Install VASP]]|| First install VASP.
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| [https://www.vasp.at/learn/ Learn]|| [https://www.vasp.at/tutorials/latest/ Tutorials using notebooks], [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBATkNZ7pkAXU9tx7GVhlaw video lectures], etc.
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| [[VASP workshop|Workshops]]|| The collection of workshops is a good place for the introduction to the basics of VASP.
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| [[Lectures_and_presentations|Lectures]]|| The collection of lectures is a good place to start as well.
| More|| [[:Category:Howto|How to's]], [[:Category:Examples|examples]] and [[:Category:Tutorials|tutorials]] on the Wiki, some [[Lectures_and_presentations|lectures]] and [[:Category:Workshops|schedules from previous workshops]], etc.
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| [[:Category:Tutorials|Tutorials]] and [[:Category:Examples|Examples]]|| The collection of tutorials and examples is a good place to learn the usage of VASP.
| [[:Category:VASP6|VASP6]]|| Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.
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== Input and Output ==
 
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| [[:Category:INCAR|INCAR tags]]|| All INCAR tags at a glance.
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| '''Category''' || ''subtopics (amongst others)''
| '''Category''' || ''subtopics (amongst others)''
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| [[:Category:PAW| PP and PAW]]|| Theory, available potentials.
|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:Theory| Theoretical background]]|| Density-functional theory, projector-augmented-wave method, molecular dynamics, GW approximation, etc.
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|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:Calculation setup| Calculation setup]] || [[:Category:Installation|Installation]], [[:Category:Input files|input files]], [[:Category:Output Files|output files]], [[:Category:INCAR tag|INCAR tags]], [[:Category:Howto|How to's]], etc.
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|style="background: #FCF3F4;"|[[:Category:Electronic minimization| Electronic minimization]]|| Davidson, RMM-DIIS, Conjugate-gradient, preconditioning, [[:Category:Density mixing|density mixing]], etc.
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| [[:Category:Electronic Minimization| Electronic Minimization]]|| Davidson, RMM-DIIS, Conjugate-gradient, preconditioning, mixing.
|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Electronic ground-state properties| Electronic ground-state properties]]|| Band structure, [[:Category:Density of states |density of states]], etc.
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| [[:Category:XC Functionals| XC Functionals]]|| LDA, GGA, metaGGA, HF/DFT hybrid functionals, vdW functionals.
|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Magnetism| Spin degree of freedom]]|| Spin-orbit coupling, noncollinear magnetism, spin spirals, constrained magnetism, etc.
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| [[:Category:Structural Optimization| Structural Optimization]]|| Ionic mimimization methods.
|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Exchange-correlation functionals|Exchange-correlation functionals]]|| [[:Category:GGA|LDA]], [[:Category:GGA|GGA]], [[:Category:meta-GGA|meta-GGA]], [[:Category:DFT+U|DFT+U]], [[:Category:Hybrid functionals|hybrid functionals]], [[:Category:van_der_Waals_functionals|van der Waals functionals]].
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| [[:Category:Dynamics| Molecular Dynamics]]|| Barostats, thermostats, ensembles, different MD methods.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Symmetry| Symmetry and structure]]|| Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
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| [[:Category:Machine Learning| Machine Learning]]|| Machine-learning force fields.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Ionic minimization| Ionic mimimization]]|| Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, [[:Category:Forces|forces]], etc.
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| [[:Category:Lattice Vibrations| Lattice Vibrations]]|| Phonons, electron-phonon interactions.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Molecular dynamics| Molecular dynamics]]|| Barostats, [[:Category:Thermostats|thermostats]], [[:Category:Ensembles|ensembles]], etc.
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| [[:Category:Dielectric Properties| Dielectric Properties]]|| Static and frequency dependent dielectric properties, Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray).
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Ensemble properties| Ensemble properties]]|| Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
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| [[:Category:Linear response| Linear Response]]|| Static dielectric properties, phonons form linear response.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling| Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling]] || [[:Category:Interface pinning|Interface pinning]], constrained molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic integration, etc.
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| [[:Category:NMR| NMR]]|| Chemical shifts, electric field gradients.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Machine-learned force fields| Machine-learned force fields]]|| Training and application of force fields.
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| [[:Category:Many-Body Perturbation Theory| Many-Body Perturbation Theory]]|| ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
|style="background: #F0F4FF;"| [[:Category:Phonons| Phonons]]|| Lattice vibrations, [[:Category:Electron-phonon_interactions | electron-phonon interactions]].
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| [[:Category:Magnetism| Magnetism]]|| Spin-orbit coupling, non-collinear magnetism.
|style="background: #F0F4FF;"|  [[:Category:Linear response| Response theory]]|| Static and frequency-dependent [[:Category:Dielectric properties|dielectric properties]], Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray), [[:Category:Phonons|phonons]], etc.
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| [[:Category:Defects| Defects]]|| Dipole corrections for defects in solids.
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|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Wannier functions| Localized basis and projection]]|| Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
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| [[:Category:Atoms and Molecules| Atoms and Molecules]]|| Monopole, dipole, and quadrupole corrections.
|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:Performance| Performance]]|| [[:Category:Parallelization| Parallelization]], [[:Category:Memory|memory management]], profiling, etc.
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| [[:Category:Transition States| Transition States]]|| Elastic band method, improved dimer method.
|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:VASP6|Outlook]]|| Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.
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| [[:Category:Wannier Functions| Wannier Functions]]|| Obtaining Wannier functions.
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| [[:Category:Common Pitfalls| Common Pitfalls]]|| Most important parameters, typical sources of errors.
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| [[:Category:Theory| Theoretical Background]]|| DFT, PAW, vdW, spectroscopy, MD.
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| [[:Category:VASP6|VASP.6 / VASP6]]|| Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.
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== Support ==
== Support ==

Revision as of 09:58, 12 August 2022

Getting started

How to Install VASP First install VASP.
Learn Tutorials using notebooks, video lectures, etc.
More How to's, examples and tutorials on the Wiki, some lectures and schedules from previous workshops, etc.
VASP6 Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.

Featured topics

Category subtopics (amongst others)
Theoretical background Density-functional theory, projector-augmented-wave method, molecular dynamics, GW approximation, etc.
Calculation setup Installation, input files, output files, INCAR tags, How to's, etc.
Electronic minimization Davidson, RMM-DIIS, Conjugate-gradient, preconditioning, density mixing, etc.
Electronic ground-state properties Band structure, density of states, etc.
Spin degree of freedom Spin-orbit coupling, noncollinear magnetism, spin spirals, constrained magnetism, etc.
Exchange-correlation functionals LDA, GGA, meta-GGA, DFT+U, hybrid functionals, van der Waals functionals.
Symmetry and structure Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
Ionic mimimization Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, forces, etc.
Molecular dynamics Barostats, thermostats, ensembles, etc.
Ensemble properties Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling Interface pinning, constrained molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic integration, etc.
Machine-learned force fields Training and application of force fields.
Phonons Lattice vibrations, electron-phonon interactions.
Response theory Static and frequency-dependent dielectric properties, Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray), phonons, etc.
Many-body perturbation theory ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
Localized basis and projection Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
Performance Parallelization, memory management, profiling, etc.
Outlook Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.

Support

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

Mind: We offer support on a courtesy base only, not as a contractual service.

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