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Latest revision as of 09:00, 29 January 2026

MSDGW_NXI = [integer]
Default: MSDGW_NXI = 2 

Description: Number of pseudo orbitals per compressed energy of mixed stochastic-deterministic compression algorithm.[1]

Mind: Available as of VASP 6.6.0

MSDGW_NXI sets the number of stochastic orbitals per energy in the unprotected space beyond band MSDGW_NP. This tag is set in combination with MSDGW_F, the constant energy ratio [math]\displaystyle{ F }[/math] of the compression algorithm. If a positive value of MSDGW_F is found, energies beyond the protected space defined by MSDGW_NP are subdivided into energy bins of width [math]\displaystyle{ \Delta E_i }[/math] and replaced by their average energy [math]\displaystyle{ E_i }[/math], such that [math]\displaystyle{ F=\Delta E_i/E_i }[/math]. The original orbitals are replaced by MSDGW_NXI randomly linear combined orbitals. Larger values of MSDGW_NXI decrease the compression level and improve accuracy of results. The same holds true for smaller values of MSDGW_F.

Use cases

The pseudo-random phases used to construct the stochastic orbitals are generated from the seed MSDGW_SEED.

Related tags and articles

MSDGW_F, MSDGW_SEED, MSDGW_NP

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