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Density functional theory is usually formulated in terms of the density in configuration space. Functionals of the momentum-space density have also been studied, and yet other densities could be considered. We offer a unified view from a…

This note is intended for expanding the details on the derivation and properties of density functional theory, in hope to make them more systematic, better motivated, and step-by-step for readers new to the domain. The note starts with…

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The locality hypothesis in density-functional theory (DFT) states that the functional derivative of the Hohenberg-Kohn universal functional can be expressed as a local multiplicative potential function, and this is the basis of DFT and of…

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Many equations have been introduced and derived by the author indicated in the title in relation to multi-electron densities between the Hohenberg-Kohn theorems and variational principle, conversion of the non-relativistic electronic…

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Density functional theory is generalized to incorporate electron-phonon coupling. A Kohn-Sham equation yielding the electronic density $n_U(\mathbf{r})$, a conditional probability density depending parametrically on the phonon normal mode…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-04-25 Ryan Requist , C. R. Proetto , E. K. U. Gross

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Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-30 A. V. Lebedev , G. B. Lesovik

A recently developed density functional method, within Hohenberg-Kohn-Sham framework, is used for faithful description of atoms, molecules in Cartesian coordinate grid, by using an LCAO-MO ansatz. Classical Coulomb potential is obtained by…

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High throughput screening of materials for technologically relevant areas, like identification of better catalysts, electronic materials, ceramics for high temperature applications and drug discovery, is an emerging topic of research. To…

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The selection of basic variables in current-density functional theory and formal properties of the resulting formulations are critically examined. Focus is placed on the extent to which the Hohenberg--Kohn theorem, constrained-search…

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The fractional quantum Hall effect remains a captivating area in condensed matter physics, characterized by strongly correlated topological order, which manifests as fractionalized excitations and anyonic statistics. Numerical simulations,…

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The density functional theory (DFT) is a remarkably successful theory of electronic structure of matter. At the foundation of this theory lies the Kohn-Sham (KS) equation. In this paper, we describe the long-time behaviour of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-11 Fabio Pusateri , Israel Michael Sigal

We formulate a time-dependent density functional theory for the coupled dynamics of electrons and nuclei that goes beyond the Born-Oppenheimer (BO) approximation. We prove that the time-dependent marginal nuclear probability density…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-11-14 Chen Li , Ryan Requist , E. K. U. Gross

We prove that the electron density function of a real physical system can be uniquely determined by its values on any finite subsystem. This establishes the existence of a rigorous density-functional theory for any open electronic system.…

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Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-14 Neepa T. Maitra , Tchavdar N. Todorov , Chris Woodward , Kieron Burke

We present a broadly-applicable, physically-motivated first-principles approach to determining the fundamental gap of finite systems. The approach is based on using a range-separated hybrid functional within the generalized Kohn-Sham…

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A recently developed formalism in which Kohn-Sham calculations are combined with an ``average pair density functional theory'' is reviewed, and some new properties of the effective electron-electron interaction entering in this formalism…

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The density-functional (DF) theory provides a simple method for calculating the properties of an interacting system under an external potential by associating it with a corresponding non-interacting system. Here, we find some relations in…

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Machine learning has now become an integral part of research and innovation. The field of machine learning density functional theory has continuously expanded over the years while making several noticeable advances. We briefly discuss the…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2021-12-13 Bhupalee Kalita , Kieron Burke

A remarkable consequence of the Hohenberg-Kohn theorem of density functional theory is the existence of an injective map between the electronic density and any observable of the many electron problem in an external potential. In this work,…

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