Self-consistent local GW method: Application to 3d and 4d metals

Using the recently developed version of the GW method employing the one-site approximation and self-consistent quasiparticle basis set we calculated the electronic structure of 3d and 4d transition metals at experimental atomic volumes. The results are compared with traditional local density approach and with experimental XPS and BIS spectra. Our results indicate that this technique can be used as a practical starting point for more sophisticated many-body studies of realistic electronic structures.