Home › Forums › density functional theory › XC-functional › Stairway to heaven This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 year, 1 month ago by davide.a. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts November 2, 2023 at 5:52 pm #9821 davide.aParticipant The idea behind Jacob’s ladder is to start from something very simple, that works for simple systems (LDA), then add further refinements until the “divine functional” is complete. The second rung is the one most calculations are at, LDA+GGA 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