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Hohenberg-Kohn theorem is valid

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1 mtrl-th

Abstract

In a recent PRL, Gonze et al claim that the density functional theory in Hohenberg-Kohn formulation is not valid for crystalline solids in a homogenious electric field. They introduce another theory, density-and-polarization functional theory, which has to substitute the DFT in the calculations of the long-wave dielectric response. We show that the theorem proven by Gonzo et al holds in addition to, and not instead of, the Hohenberg-Kohn theorem.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9505151,
  title  = {Hohenberg-Kohn theorem is valid},
  author = {I. I. Mazin and R. E. Cohen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9505151},
  year   = {2007}
}

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