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The GW approximation goes hand in hand with the RPA, since the very same diagrammatic contributions are taken into account in the screened Coulomb interaction of a system often denoted as W. However, in contrast to the RPA/ACFDT, the GW method provides access to the spectral properties of the system by means of determining the energies of the quasi-particles of a system using a screened exchange-like contribution to the self-energy. The GW approximation is currently one of the most accurate many-body methods to calculate band-gaps.
The GW approximation goes hand in hand with the RPA, since the very same diagrammatic contributions are taken into account in the screened Coulomb interaction of a system often denoted as W. However, in contrast to the RPA/ACFDT, the GW method provides access to the spectral properties of the system by means of determining the energies of the quasi-particles of a system using a screened exchange-like contribution to the self-energy. The GW approximation is currently one of the most accurate many-body methods to calculate band-gaps.


More information about the GW method can be found on following page: {{TAG|GW calculations}}.
More information about the GW method can be found on following page: {{TAG|GW approximation of Hedin's equations}}
 
== Practical guides ==
While more recent versions of vasp (6.0 and newer) support GW calculations in one go,
older versions require two steps. First a groundstate DFT calculation is performed followed by the actual GW step.
 
A more detailed practical guide is found [[Practical_guide_to_GW_calculations|here]].


== How to ==
== How to ==

Revision as of 11:54, 6 April 2022

Theory

The GW approximation goes hand in hand with the RPA, since the very same diagrammatic contributions are taken into account in the screened Coulomb interaction of a system often denoted as W. However, in contrast to the RPA/ACFDT, the GW method provides access to the spectral properties of the system by means of determining the energies of the quasi-particles of a system using a screened exchange-like contribution to the self-energy. The GW approximation is currently one of the most accurate many-body methods to calculate band-gaps.

More information about the GW method can be found on following page: GW approximation of Hedin's equations

Practical guides

While more recent versions of vasp (6.0 and newer) support GW calculations in one go, older versions require two steps. First a groundstate DFT calculation is performed followed by the actual GW step.

A more detailed practical guide is found here.

How to