Orbital-free density functional theory: An attractive electronic structure method for large-scale first-principles simulations
Kohn–Sham Density Functional Theory (KSDFT) is the most widely used electronic structure
method in chemistry, physics, and materials science, with thousands of calculations cited …
method in chemistry, physics, and materials science, with thousands of calculations cited …
DFT: A theory full of holes?
A Pribram-Jones, DA Gross… - Annual review of physical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
This article is a rough, quirky overview of both the history and present state of the art of
density functional theory. The field is so huge that no attempt to be comprehensive is made …
density functional theory. The field is so huge that no attempt to be comprehensive is made …
Orbital-free density functional theory for materials research
WC Witt, BG Del Rio, JM Dieterich… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Orbital-free density functional theory (OFDFT) is both grounded in quantum physics and
suitable for direct simulation of thousands of atoms. This article describes the application of …
suitable for direct simulation of thousands of atoms. This article describes the application of …
Understanding machine‐learned density functionals
Machine learning (ML) is an increasingly popular statistical tool for analyzing either
measured or calculated data sets. Here, we explore its application to a well‐defined physics …
measured or calculated data sets. Here, we explore its application to a well‐defined physics …
The analysis of electron densities: from basics to emergent applications
The electron density determines all properties of a system of nuclei and electrons. It is both
computable and observable. Its topology allows gaining insight into the mechanisms of …
computable and observable. Its topology allows gaining insight into the mechanisms of …
[HTML][HTML] Many recent density functionals are numerically ill-behaved
S Lehtola, MAL Marques - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Most computational studies in chemistry and materials science are based on the use of
density functional theory. Although the exact density functional is unknown, several density …
density functional theory. Although the exact density functional is unknown, several density …
Kinetic energy of hydrocarbons as a function of electron density and convolutional neural networks
K Yao, J Parkhill - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2016 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a convolutional neural network trained to reproduce the Kohn–Sham
kinetic energy of hydrocarbons from an input electron density. The output of the network is …
kinetic energy of hydrocarbons from an input electron density. The output of the network is …
Orbital-free bond breaking via machine learning
Using a one-dimensional model, we explore the ability of machine learning to approximate
the non-interacting kinetic energy density functional of diatomics. This nonlinear …
the non-interacting kinetic energy density functional of diatomics. This nonlinear …
A simple generalized gradient approximation for the noninteracting kinetic energy density functional
A simple, unconventional, nonempirical, constraint-based orbital-free generalized gradient
approximation (GGA) noninteracting kinetic energy density functional is presented along …
approximation (GGA) noninteracting kinetic energy density functional is presented along …
Issues and challenges in orbital-free density functional calculations
VV Karasiev, SB Trickey - Computer Physics Communications, 2012 - Elsevier
Solving the Euler equation which corresponds to the energy minimum of a density functional
expressed in orbital-free form involves related but distinct computational challenges. One is …
expressed in orbital-free form involves related but distinct computational challenges. One is …