[QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-10 Thread Offermans Willem
Dear Quantum Espresso friends, All my systems of interest have S2-symmetry, i.e. there is an inversion centre present. In one of my previous mails, I complained about loosing symmetry. I calculate my systems sequently with increased accuracy. I clearly started with a system with an inversion ce

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-10 Thread Michael Mehl
Willem, Add the command use_all_frac=.true. to &system. IIRC, this adjusts the FFT grid to be commensurate. Alternatively, you can set the values of the FFT grid (nr1, nr2, nr3) by hand. Depending on the fractional translation, making these integers multiples of 2, 3, 4, or 6 should solve you

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-10 Thread Paolo Giannozzi
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 9:09 PM Michael Mehl wrote: Add the command > > use_all_frac=.true. > > to &system. IIRC, this adjusts the FFT grid to be commensurate. > not exactly so (IIRC): until the last stable version, use_all_frac=.true. allows the use of nonsymmorphic operations even if the real

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-10 Thread Paolo Giannozzi
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 4:30 PM Offermans Willem wrote: 2 Sym. Ops., with inversion, found ( 1 have fractional translation) > [...] What does it mean? > it means that the symmetry operation consists in a rotation (or a rotation + spatial inversion) plus a translation (not a lattice one) At

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-11 Thread Offermans Willem
Dear Paolo and Quantum Espresso friends, I’m sorry, but your explanation did not enlighten me. Your response: "it means that the symmetry operation consists in a rotation (or a rotation + spatial inversion) plus a translation (not a lattice one)” don’t ring a bell. What kind of translational s

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-11 Thread Malte Sachs
Dear Willem, in case of a screw axis or a glide plane you couple a rotation or a mirrow with a fractional translation (e.g. 1/2 or 1/3 of a lattice vector). Best, Malte Am 11.01.2019 um 09:03 schrieb Offermans Willem: Dear Paolo and Quantum Espresso friends, I’m sorry, but your explanation

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-11 Thread Offermans Willem
Sorry for my ignorance, but I still don’t see the point. Maybe a reference to some literature might help. Met vriendelijke groeten, Mit freundlichen Grüßen, With kind regards, Willem Offermans Researcher Electrocatalysis SCT VITO NV | Boeretang 200 | 2400 Mol Phone:+32(0)14335263 Mobile:+32(0)

Re: [QE-users] Symmetry Considerations

2019-01-11 Thread Paolo Giannozzi
Quick google search: http://quantum.phys.cmu.edu/groupth/gt21.pdf On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 10:23 AM Offermans Willem wrote: > Sorry for my ignorance, but I still don’t see the point. > > Maybe a reference to some literature might help. > > > Met vriendelijke groeten, > Mit freundlichen Grüßen, >