Density functional theory: In pursuit of the "divine" functional

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5594, 2002, Pages 759-760

  Mattsson, Ann E ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE;

CALCULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRON; ENERGY; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SHORT SURVEY; THEORY;

EID: 0037174621     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1077710     Document Type: Short Survey

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