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Optimized Effective Potentials in Finite Basis Sets

Materials Science 2009-11-11 v3

Abstract

The finite basis optimized effective potential (OEP) method within density functional theory is examined as an ill-posed problem. It is shown that the generation of nonphysical potentials is a controllable manifestation of the use of unbalanced, and thus unsuitable, basis sets. A modified functional incorporating a regularizing smoothness measure of the OEP is introduced. This provides a condition on balanced basis sets for the potential, as well as a method to determine the most appropriate OEP potential and energy from calculations performed with any finite basis set.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0610884,
  title  = {Optimized Effective Potentials in Finite Basis Sets},
  author = {Tim Heaton-Burgess and Felipe A. Bulat and Weitao Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0610884},
  year   = {2009}
}

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23 pages, 28 figures