energy_check calculation style

Lucas M. Hale, lucas.hale@nist.gov, Materials Science and Engineering Division, NIST.

Idea suggested by Udo v. Toussaint (Max-Planck-Institute f. Plasmaphysics)

Introduction

The energy_check calculation style provides a quick check if the energy of an atomic configuration matches with an expected one.

Version notes

Additional dependencies

Disclaimers

  • NIST disclaimers

  • Small variations in the energy are to be expected due to numerical precisions.

Method and Theory

The calculation performs a quick run 0 (no relaxation) energy calculation on a given atomic configuration using a given potential and compares the computed potential energy versus an expected energy value.