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Description: {{TAG|PRECFOCK}} controls the FFT grids used in the exact exchange routines (Hartree-Fock and hybrid functionals).
Description: {{TAG|PRECFOCK}} controls the FFT grids used in the exact exchange routines (Hartree-Fock and hybrid functionals).
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|{{TAG|PRECFOCK}} || FFT-grid || Augmentation charge || Quality
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| Low || G<sub>cut</sub> || identical to standard DFT || large noise in forces/energy errors
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| Medium || identical to std. FFT || identical to standard DFT || some noise in forces/good energy
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| Fast || G<sub>cut</sub> || very soft augmentation charge || some noise in forces/good energy
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| Normal || 3/2&times;G<sub>cut</sub> || soft augmentation charge || accurate forces and energy
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| Accurate || 2&times;G<sub>cut</sub> || soft augmentation charge || very accurate forces and energy
|}
== Related Tags and Sections ==
== Related Tags and Sections ==
{{TAG|ENCUT}},
{{TAG|ENCUT}},

Revision as of 13:05, 15 February 2011

PRECFOCK = Low | Medium | Fast | Normal | Accurate
Default: PRECFOCK = Normal 

Description: PRECFOCK controls the FFT grids used in the exact exchange routines (Hartree-Fock and hybrid functionals).


PRECFOCK FFT-grid Augmentation charge Quality
Low Gcut identical to standard DFT large noise in forces/energy errors
Medium identical to std. FFT identical to standard DFT some noise in forces/good energy
Fast Gcut very soft augmentation charge some noise in forces/good energy
Normal 3/2×Gcut soft augmentation charge accurate forces and energy
Accurate 2×Gcut soft augmentation charge very accurate forces and energy

Related Tags and Sections

ENCUT, hybrid functionals, settings for specific hybrid functionals


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