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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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<!--| [[Validating VASP|Test Suite and Benchmarks]]|| Next validate your installation with the test suit and benchmarks.
| [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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| '''Category''' || ''subtopics (amongst others)''
| '''Category''' || ''subtopics (amongst others)''
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|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:Theory| Theoretical background]]|| DFT, PAW method, vdW, spectroscopy, MD.
|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]], etc.
|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.
|style="background: #FCF3F4;"|[[:Category:Electronic minimization| Electronic minimization]]|| Davidson, RMM-DIIS, Conjugate-gradient, preconditioning, [[:Category:Density mixing|density mixing]], etc.
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|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Electronic ground-state properties| Electronic ground-state properties]]|| Band structure, [[:Category:Density of states |density of states]], etc.
|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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|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Magnetism| Spin-density-functional theory]]|| Spin-orbit coupling, noncollinear magnetism, constraint magnetism, etc.
|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Magnetism| Spin degree of freedom]]|| Spin-orbit coupling, noncollinear magnetism, spin spirals, constrained magnetism, etc.
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|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Exchange-correlation functionals|Exchange-correlation functionals]]|| LDA, GGA, metaGGA, Hybrid functionals, vdW functionals.
|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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|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Symmetry| Symmetry and structure]]|| Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Symmetry| Symmetry and structure]]|| Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
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|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Ionic minimization| Ionic mimimization]]|| Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, forces, etc.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Ionic minimization| Ionic mimimization]]|| Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, [[:Category:Forces|forces]], etc.
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|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Molecular dynamics| Molecular dynamics]]|| Barostats, [[:Category:Thermostats|thermostats]], [[:Category:Ensembles|ensembles]], etc.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Molecular dynamics| Molecular dynamics]]|| Barostats, [[:Category:Thermostats|thermostats]], [[:Category:Ensembles|ensembles]], etc.
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|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Ensemble properties| Ensemble properties]]|| Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Ensemble properties| Ensemble properties]]|| Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
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|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling| Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling]] || Interface pinning, constrained molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic integration, etc.
|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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|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Machine-learned force fields| Machine-learned force fields]]|| Training and application of force fields.   
|style="background: #F3FCFB;"| [[:Category:Machine-learned force fields| Machine-learned force fields]]|| Training and application of force fields.   
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|style="background: #F0F4FF;"| [[:Category:Phonons| Phonons]]|| Lattice vibrations, electron-phonon interactions.
|style="background: #F0F4FF;"| [[:Category:Phonons| Phonons]]|| Lattice vibrations, [[:Category:Electron-phonon_interactions | electron-phonon interactions]].
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|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.
|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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|style="background: #F0F4FF;"|  [[:Category:Many-Body Perturbation Theory| Many-body perturbation theory]]|| ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
|style="background: #F0F4FF;"|  [[:Category:Many-body perturbation theory| Many-body perturbation theory]]|| ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
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<!--| [[:Category:Defects| Defects and doping]]|| Dipole corrections for defects in solids, VCA, etc.
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|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Wannier Functions| Localized basis and projection]]|| Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
|style="background: #FCF3F4;"| [[:Category:Wannier functions| Localized basis and projection]]|| Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
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|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:Performance| Performance]]|| [[:Category:Parallelization| Parallelization]], memory management, profiling, etc.
|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:Performance| Performance]]|| [[:Category:Parallelization| Parallelization]], [[:Category:Memory|memory management]], profiling, etc.
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|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:VASP6|Outlook]]|| Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.
|style="background: #F8F4FB;"| [[:Category:VASP6|Outlook]]|| Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.

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

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