Publications [#235066] of Weitao Yang

Journal Articles

1. Jiang, H; Yang, W, Conjugate-gradient optimization method for orbital-free density functional calculations., The Journal of chemical physics, vol. 121 no. 5 (August, 2004), pp. 2030-2036, ISSN 0021-9606 [15260756], [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/16)

   Abstract:
   Orbital-free density functional theory as an extension of traditional Thomas-Fermi theory has attracted a lot of interest in the past decade because of developments in both more accurate kinetic energy functionals and highly efficient numerical methodology. In this paper, we developed a conjugate-gradient method for the numerical solution of spin-dependent extended Thomas-Fermi equation by incorporating techniques previously used in Kohn-Sham calculations. The key ingredient of the method is an approximate line-search scheme and a collective treatment of two spin densities in the case of spin-dependent extended Thomas-Fermi problem. Test calculations for a quartic two-dimensional quantum dot system and a three-dimensional sodium cluster Na216 with a local pseudopotential demonstrate that the method is accurate and efficient.