WAVECAR file size limitation?
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WAVECAR file size limitation?
Does anyone know if VASP has any inherent limitation on the size of the WAVECAR files it can read? Some of my calculations generated WAVECARs exceeding 40GB on Cray XT5, but these files cannot be successfully read in continuation jobs. This may be a minor annoyance in relaxation jobs but probably not a good thing for e.g. DOS calculations. Thanks for your insight.
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WAVECAR file size limitation?
in vasp.4.6, the size of the record length is checked to provide realistic values:
the number of plane waves (or bands+2) * the byte length of a complex number should not exceed 107. --> please check whether this may be the reason why your job cannot continue from WAVECAR
please also notice that ALL parameters (# of k-points, PW-coefficients, lattice parameters, bands,...) should be consistent for a continuation run.
the number of plane waves (or bands+2) * the byte length of a complex number should not exceed 107. --> please check whether this may be the reason why your job cannot continue from WAVECAR
please also notice that ALL parameters (# of k-points, PW-coefficients, lattice parameters, bands,...) should be consistent for a continuation run.
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WAVECAR file size limitation?
Dear Admin,
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Does this limitation apply to Vasp 5.2?
Does Vasp use single or double precision complex numbers?
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Does this limitation apply to Vasp 5.2?
Does Vasp use single or double precision complex numbers?
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WAVECAR file size limitation?
Assuming double-precision complex numbers (16 bytes), the limit of 10E7 equals 625000 plane waves. Is my understanding correct?
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WAVECAR file size limitation?
Can the 10^7 limit be removed from the source code without affecting the integrity of the results for large systems? Thanks.
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