ESF CONV

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ESF_CONV = [real]
Default: ESF_CONV = 0.01 

Description: ESF_CONV sets the convergence criterion for the tricubic spline interpolation in ACFDT/RPA calculations.


ESF_CONV sets the convergence criterion in the tricubic spline interpolation of the RPA correlation energy. This tag is used in conjunction with ESF_SPLINES and ESF_NINTER. If ESF_SPLINES=T is set the RPA correlation energy is interpolated to finer k-point meshes using a tricubic spline interpolation.[1] If the energy between two interpolated k-point grids is less than ESF_CONV the calculation is considered to be converged. If the threshold has not been reached within ESF_NINTER iterations vasp will print an insufficient convergence warning to screen.

Tip: This method works for metals and insulators.
Warning: Remove WAVEDER before running the job and avoid setting LOPTICS.

Related tags and articles

ESF_SPLINES, ESF_NINTER, LOPTICS

Examples that use this tag