An order-N electronic structure theory with generalized eigenvalue equations and its application to a ten-million-atom system

J Phys Condens Matter. 2012 Apr 25;24(16):165502. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/16/165502. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

Abstract

A linear algebraic theory called the 'multiple Arnoldi method' is presented and realizes large-scale (order-N) electronic structure calculations with generalized eigenvalue equations. A set of linear equations, in the form of (zS - H)x = b, are solved simultaneously with multiple Krylov subspaces. The method is implemented in a simulation package ELSES (www.elses.jp) with tight-binding-form Hamiltonians. A finite-temperature molecular dynamics simulation is carried out for metallic and insulating materials. A calculation with 10(7) atoms was realized by a workstation. The parallel efficiency is shown up to 1024 CPU cores.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't