[Wien] Number of band
Stefaan Cottenier
Stefaan.Cottenier at fys.kuleuven.be
Mon Aug 29 07:17:42 CEST 2005
> Now I calculate FeNi ternary orderd alloy on spin-polarized
> with
> spin-orbit interaction.
> I want to calculate total energy of FeNi accurately as possible as
> I can.
> So I have a question how to determine number of band which are
> considerd
> in Kohn-Sham SCF calculation.
> I think that Emax determine number of band.
> How can I choose appropriate value of Emax?
Consider a relevant physical property (e.g. energy difference between
two typical cases), calculate it for several values of Emax, and see
where it converges to a unique value.
Stefaan
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