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Fully self-consistent optimized effective potentials from a convex minimization problem

Chemical Physics 2022-02-01 v1

Abstract

The optimized effective potential method is formulated as a convex minimization problem. This formulation does not require assumptions about vv-representability nor functional differentiability. The formulation provides a natural framework for fully self-consistent calculations where both a Kohn--Sham system with a non-local potential and an additional system with a local potential are jointly optimized. The formulation is also well suited for extensions to other flavors of density-functional theory, e.g. current-density functional theory, where there are additional potentials besides the ordinary electrostatic potential.

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@article{arxiv.2201.13422,
  title  = {Fully self-consistent optimized effective potentials from a convex minimization problem},
  author = {Erik I. Tellgren and Andre Laestadius and Markus Penz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.13422},
  year   = {2022}
}