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Where does tight binding go from here?
Author(s) -
Horsfield Andrew
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201100516
Subject(s) - tight binding , gaussian , range (aeronautics) , statistical physics , computer science , mathematics , calculus (dental) , theoretical computer science , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics , medicine , electronic structure , aerospace engineering , dentistry
Density functional tight binding (TB) has been successfully applied to a wide range of materials and problems. Here is asked the question: What is the next step for TB theory? One suggestion for a way forward is proposed that makes extensive use of gaussian expansions to ensure all integrals are analytic.