Regensburg 2013 – scientific programme

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MM: Fachverband Metall- und Materialphysik

MM 15: Poster Session

MM 15.3: Poster

Monday, March 11, 2013, 18:00–20:00, Poster E

Projection potentials and total energy convergence in the KKR method — •Rudolf Zeller — IAS-3, Forschungszentrum Juelich

Although the full-potential Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Green function method yields accurate results for many physical properties, the convergence of calculated total energies with respect to the angular momentum cutoff is usually considered to be less satisfactory. This is surprising because accurate single-particle energies are expected if they are calculated by Lloyd's formula and because accurate densities and hence accurate double-counting energies should result from the total energy variational principle. It is shown how the concept of projection potentials can be used as a tool to analyse the convergence behaviour. The key factor blocking fast convergence is identified and it is illustrated how total energies can be improved with only a modest increase of computing time.