density functional theory

computational quantum mechanical modelling method to investigate the electronic structure
class algorithm Q1048589
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density functional theory

Summary

density functional theory is an algorithm[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • density functional theory's instance of is recorded as algorithm[3].
  • density functional theory's instance of is recorded as theory[4].
  • density functional theory is a type of computational physics[5].
  • density functional theory is a type of computational chemistry[6].
  • density functional theory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Density functional theory[7].
  • density functional theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/density-functional-theory[8].
  • density functional theory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DFT'}[9].
  • density functional theory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'DFT'}[10].
  • density functional theory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'DFT'}[11].
  • density functional theory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'TFD'}[12].
  • density functional theory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'TFD'}[13].
  • density functional theory's computes solution to is recorded as electron density[14].
  • density functional theory's computes solution to is recorded as ground state[15].
  • density functional theory's uses is recorded as Hohenberg–Kohn theorem[16].
  • density functional theory's studied by is recorded as quantum chemistry[17].

Why It Matters

density functional theory ranks in the top 4% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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