Density Functional Theory (DFT)
                        
                            GPTKB entity
                        
                    
                Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:quantum_mechanical_theory | 
| gptkbp:application | quantum chemistry solid-state physics molecular modeling materials design | 
| gptkbp:approximations | hybrid functionals generalized gradient approximation (GGA) local density approximation (LDA) | 
| gptkbp:basisFor | electron density as fundamental variable | 
| gptkbp:computationalAdvantage | lower computational cost than wavefunction methods | 
| gptkbp:contrastsWith | wavefunction-based methods | 
| gptkbp:describes | electronic structure of many-body systems | 
| gptkbp:field | computational physics condensed matter physics materials science theoretical chemistry | 
| gptkbp:keyTheorem | gptkb:Kohn-Sham_equations Hohenberg-Kohn theorem | 
| gptkbp:limitation | accuracy depends on exchange-correlation functional | 
| gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear | Walter Kohn (1998, Chemistry) | 
| gptkbp:proposedBy | gptkb:Walter_Kohn gptkb:Pierre_Hohenberg | 
| gptkbp:relatedConcept | gptkb:Slater_determinant gptkb:density_functional_theory gptkb:Born-Oppenheimer_approximation gptkb:Hartree-Fock_method gptkb:post-Hartree-Fock_methods gptkb:Kohn-Sham_orbitals gptkb:meta-GGA_functionals molecular orbitals many-body problem periodic boundary conditions band structure calculations pseudopotentials plane wave basis sets density matrix functional theory orbital-free DFT range-separated functionals self-consistent field (SCF) method spin density functional theory time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) | 
| gptkbp:software | gptkb:ABINIT gptkb:CP2K gptkb:Gaussian gptkb:Quantum_ESPRESSO gptkb:VASP | 
| gptkbp:uses | electron density | 
| gptkbp:yearProposed | 1964 | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:CRYSTAL | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Density Functional Theory (DFT) |