On the "Preconditioning" Function Used in Planewave DFT Calculations and Its Generalization

On the "Preconditioning" Function Used in Planewave DFT Calculations and Its Generalization

Year:    2015

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 18 (2015), Iss. 1 : pp. 167–179

Abstract

The Teter, Payne, and Allan "preconditioning" function plays a significant role in planewave DFT calculations. This function is often called the TPA preconditioner. We present a detailed study of this "preconditioning" function. We develop a general formula that can readily generate a class of "preconditioning" functions. These functions have higher order approximation accuracy and fulfill the two essential "preconditioning" purposes as required in planewave DFT calculations. Our general class of functions are expected to have applications in other areas.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.060314.120215a

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 18 (2015), Iss. 1 : pp. 167–179

Published online:    2015-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    13

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