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Density functional theory: Its origins, rise to prominence, and future

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Density functional theory has been spectacularly successful in physics, chemistry, and related fields, and it keeps finding new applications. This paper gives an overview of the history of the method and its many applications since it gained wide acceptance, as well as a discussion of its likely future.

Source: Reviews of Modern Physics

DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.87.897

Author: R. O. Jones

Institutions: Forschungszentrum Jülich, German Research School for Simulation Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2292646695

FWCI: 42.96

Cites: 288

Cited by: 1,571

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