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| [[:Category:Exchange-correlation functionals|Exchange-correlation functionals]]|| LDA, GGA, metaGGA, Hybrid functionals, vdW functionals.
| [[:Category:Exchange-correlation functionals|Exchange-correlation functionals]]|| LDA, GGA, metaGGA, Hybrid functionals, vdW functionals.
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| [[:Category:Ionic minimization| Ionic mimimization]]|| Structural optimization, ionic mimimization methods.
| [[:Category:Ionic minimization| Ionic mimimization]]|| Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, forces, etc.
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| [[:Category:Symmetry| Symmetry and structure]]|| Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
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| [[:Category:Ensemble properties| Ensemble properties]]|| Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
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| [[:Category:Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling| Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling]] || Interface pinning, constrained molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic integration, etc.
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| [[:Category:Machine-learned force fields| Machine-learned force fields]]|| Training and application of force fields.   
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| [[:Category:Phonons| Phonons]]|| Lattice vibrations, electron-phonon interactions.
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| [[:Category:Dielectric Properties| Dielectric properties]]|| Static and frequency-dependent dielectric properties, Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray).
| [[:Category:Linear response| Response theory]]|| Static and frequency-dependent [[:Category:Dielectric Properties|dielectric properties]], Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray), [[:Category:Phonons|phonons]], etc.
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| [[:Category:Many-Body Perturbation Theory| Many-body perturbation theory]]|| ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
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| [[:Category:Transition States| Transition states]]|| Elastic band method, improved dimer method.
| [[:Category:Wannier Functions| Localized basis and projection]]|| Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
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| [[:Category:Wannier Functions| Wannier functions]]|| Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
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| [[:Category:Performance| Performance]]|| Parallelization, memory management.
| [[:Category:Performance| Performance]]|| [[:Category:Parallelization| Parallelization]], memory management, etc.
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Revision as of 12:29, 8 April 2022

Getting started

VASP6 Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.
How to Install VASP First install VASP.
Workshops The collection of workshops is a good place for the introduction to the basics of VASP.
Lectures The collection of lectures is a good place to start as well.
Tutorials and Examples The collection of tutorials and examples is a good place to learn the usage of VASP.

Featured topics

Category subtopics (amongst others)
Theoretical background DFT, PAW method, vdW, spectroscopy, MD.
Calculation setup Installation, input files, output files, INCAR tags, etc.
Electronic minimization Davidson, RMM-DIIS, Conjugate-gradient, preconditioning, density mixing, etc.
Electronic ground-state properties Band structure, density of states, etc.
Spin-density-functional theory Spin-orbit coupling, noncollinear magnetism, constraint magnetism, etc.
Exchange-correlation functionals LDA, GGA, metaGGA, Hybrid functionals, vdW functionals.
Ionic mimimization Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, forces, etc.
Symmetry and structure Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
Molecular dynamics Barostats, thermostats, ensembles, etc.
Ensemble properties Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling Interface pinning, constrained molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic integration, etc.
Machine-learned force fields Training and application of force fields.
Phonons Lattice vibrations, electron-phonon interactions.
Response theory Static and frequency-dependent dielectric properties, Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray), phonons, etc.
Many-body perturbation theory ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
Localized basis and projection Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
Performance Parallelization, memory management, etc.
Outlook Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.

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