[Pw_forum] scf vs relax

[Yantao Wu]

In relax, ions move.


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:35 AM, Mahmoud Hammouri  wrote:

> Hi All,
> I still do not know the difference between scf and relax calculations, as
> I know the relaxation is also self consistent so what is the purpose of scf
> calculation?
>
> Mahmoud
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[Pw_forum] scf vs relax

[Axel Kohlmeyer]

On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Mahmoud Hammouri  wrote:
> Hi All,
> I still do not know the difference between scf and relax calculations, as I 
> know the relaxation is also self consistent so what is the purpose of scf 
> calculation?

please try this before you complain again about not getting an answer
to a question.
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=relax+calculation+quantum+espresso

thanks,
 axel.

p.s.: i hope you begin to see a pattern here. ;-)

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[Pw_forum] scf vs relax

[Mahmoud Hammouri]

Hi All,
I still do not know the difference between scf and relax calculations, as I 
know the relaxation is also self consistent so what is the purpose of scf 
calculation? 

Mahmoud