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We derive an exact representation of the exchange-correlation energy within density functional theory (DFT) which spawns a class of approximations leading to correct long-range asymptotic behavior. In what amounts to be the simplest…
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In density functional theory the exchange-correlation (XC) energy functional can be defined exactly through the coupling-constant ($\lambda$) averaged XC hole $\bar{n}_\text{xc}(\mathbf{r},\mathbf{r}')$, representing the probability…
Warm dense matter (WDM) has emerged as one of the frontiers of both experimental and theoretical physics and is challenging traditional concepts of plasma, atomic, and condensed-matter physics. While it has become common practice to model…
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