Can symmetry be considered in BSE?

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shan dong
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Can symmetry be considered in BSE?

Post by shan dong » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:57 am

Dear all,

The addition of symmetry in the calculation of GW and BSE has a great influence on the number of effective K points, which has a great influence on the amount of calculation. In the calculation of BSE and GW, does symmetry have an effect on the correctness of the result?
Many thanks~!
yifei liu
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Beijing Institute of Technology,China

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Re: Can symmetry be considered in BSE?

Post by Daniele Varsano » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:10 am

Dear Shan Dong,
the symmetries are exported from the ground state calculation, in case they are recognised you will need the k points in the irreducible Brillouin zone, otherwise the entire BZ is sampled. The correctness it is not affected, but in case the symmetries are not recognised the calculations are heavier as you already argued.

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