STEEPEST-DESCENT DETERMINATION OF OCCUPATION NUMBERS AND ENERGY MINIMIZATION IN THE LOCAL-DENSITY APPROXIMATION

被引:50
作者
AVERILL, FW [1 ]
PAINTER, GS [1 ]
机构
[1] JUDSON COLL,ELGIN,IL 60123
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.2498
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A method based on steepest-descent algorithms is described for calculating one-electron occupation numbers in finite-atomic-cluster calculations. Unlike zero-temperature Fermi-Dirac statistics, the technique can be used to determine fractional occupation numbers in those cases where they give the lowest self-consistent-field energy. Applications to the iron atom and an iron-aluminum cluster illustrate the principles of the method.
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页码:2498 / 2502
页数:5
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