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We show how to use the lattice Green function to calculate capacitances in two dimensions with boundary conditions at infinity. It is shown how to calculate coefficients of capacitance and induction from the lattice Green function. A…
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I derive formulas for the electrostatic potential of a charge in or near a membrane modeled as one or more dielectric slabs lying between two semi-infinite dielectrics. One can use these formulas in Monte Carlo codes to compute the…
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We describe a real-space approach to the calculation of the properties of an insulating crystal in an applied electric field, based on the iterative determination of the Wannier functions (WF's) of the occupied bands. It has been recently…