Home › Forums › density functional theory › the Born-Oppenheimer approximation › Born-Oppenheimer approximation fails This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 year, 2 months ago by Joachim Scheerlinck. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts October 5, 2023 at 7:05 pm #9336 Joachim ScheerlinckParticipant The Born-Oppenheimer approximation might fail for superconductors because they are strongly correlated electron systems and strong electron-phonon coupling –> non-adiabatic effects Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In