Re: [SIESTA-L] comparison with abinit; core radius

2004-06-14 Thread Pablo Ordejon
Andrei, Jean-Paul: As I see it, you both are partiyl right. It is true that Siesta has a correction for distances close enough so that the pseudopotential spheres overlap. This means that, assuming that the pseudopotential approximation is valid, Siesta gets the correct result even if the

Re: [SIESTA-L] comparison with abinit; core radius

2004-06-14 Thread Andrei Postnikov
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Jean-Paul Crocombette wrote: | Dear Raffaele, | | your Ni atoms are too close to get reasonnable results. | The pseudopotential spheres (defined by the maximum core radius) should | not overlap. | Your pseudopotential radius being 2.050 a.u. (1.1 Ang.), any calculation |

Re: [SIESTA-L] comparison with abinit

2004-06-14 Thread Jean-Paul Crocombette
Dear Raffaele, your Ni atoms are too close to get reasonnable results. The pseudopotential spheres (defined by the maximum core radius) should not overlap. Your pseudopotential radius being 2.050 a.u. (1.1 Ang.), any calculation with atoms closer than 2.2 Ang gives dubious results. A distance