Home › Forums › density functional theory › the Born-Oppenheimer approximation › The Born-Oppenheimer approximation This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago by DiogoMz. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts October 24, 2024 at 5:50 pm #11709 DiogoMzParticipant If I wanted to predict the properties of a solid away from the ground state (T > 0K), I would have to drop the Born-Oppenheimer approximation because the nuclei would have translational movement. 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