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A Brief Report on Density Functional Theory

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If you look through some recent issues of Phys. Rev. B or J. Chem. Phys. you will find that density functional theory (DFT) [1–3] is a rather popular method for the discussion of many body problems in solid state physics and in chemistry. You might then ask two questions:

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Frankfurt, Robert-Mayer-Str. 8-10, D-60054, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    R. M. Dreizler

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  1. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

    Colm T. Whelan

  2. University of Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany

    R. M. Dreizler

  3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    J. H. Macek

  4. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

    J. H. Macek

  5. The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

    H. R. J. Walters

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Dreizler, R.M. (1999). A Brief Report on Density Functional Theory. In: Whelan, C.T., Dreizler, R.M., Macek, J.H., Walters, H.R.J. (eds) New Directions in Atomic Physics. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4721-1_4

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