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Could VASP calculate the Van der Waals interaction well?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:39 pm
by ichthyornis
Hello,
In some paper, one thought the DFT could not simulate Van der Waals interacation properly.I wonder if VASP can resolve this problem well?
Thanks.

Could VASP calculate the Van der Waals interaction well?

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:58 am
by admin
standard DFT codes usually do not account for Van der Waals forces very reliably.