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    Dear Yun Song,<br>
    <br>
    I'm sorry but that does not seem to right.<br>
    If H is the cell description in Cartesian coordinates, meaning H = <span
      style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
      lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">CELL_PARAMETERS * alat, we
        have : <br>
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    <blockquote>V1(1) = H(1,1) <br>
      V1(2) = H(2,1) <br>
      V1(3) = H(3,1) <br>
        <br>
      V2(1) = H(1,2) <br>
      V2(2) = H(2,2) <br>
      V2(3) = H(3,2) <br>
        <br>
      V3(1) = H(1,3) <br>
      V3(2) = H(2,3) <br>
      V3(3) = H(3,3)  <br>
        <br>
      a = sqrt(dot_product(V1,V1))<br>
      b = sqrt(dot_product(V2,V2))<br>
      c = sqrt(dot_product(V3,V3))<br>
         <br>
      alpha = acos( dot_product(V2,V3) / ( b * c ) ) /  RAD<br>
      beta  = acos( dot_product(V1,V3) / ( c * a ) ) /  RAD<br>
      gamma = acos( dot_product(V1,V2) / ( a * b ) ) /  RAD<br>
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    Best,<br>
    <br>
                               Éric.<br>
    <br>
    On 11/03/2011 11:02 PM, KangYun Song wrote:
    <blockquote cite="mid:COL113-W24AD5C0C396BCC8B60795DC8DA0@phx.gbl"
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        Dear Nicola:<br>
                The lattice parameter from output is:<br>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">CELL_PARAMETERS (alat=<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>5.07500000)<br>
              <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>1.000458212<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>0.000000000<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>0.000000000<br>
              <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>-0.500229106<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>0.866422227<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>0.000000000<br>
              <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>0.000000000<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>0.000000000<span
                style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>1.636876279</font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">It means </font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">   acosx/5.075  
              acosy/5.075   acosz/5.075</font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">   bcosx/5.075  
              bcosy/5.075   bcosz/5.075</font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">   cosx/5.075   
              ccosy/5.075   ccosz/5.075</font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"></span> </p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">Last example is:</font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
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              a=1.000458212*5.075,</font></span></p>
        <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span
            style="mso-hansi-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体"
            lang="EN-US"><font face="宋体" size="3">   c=</font></span>1.636876279*5.075<br>
          <br>
          Yun Song,Kang<br>
          Department Physical Science and Technology of  Inner Mongolia
          University.<br>
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          Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:19:55 -0200<br>
          From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:arvifis@gmail.com">arvifis@gmail.com</a><br>
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          Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] Structural properties<br>
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          Dear Nicolar, what kind of calculate are you doing..?? relax
          or vc-relax ..??<br>
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          Please write your affiliation <br>
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          PhD std Arles V. Gil Rebaza<br>
          IFLP - Argentina<br>
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          <div class="ecxgmail_quote">2011/11/1 nicolas bruno <span
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              PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="ecxgmail_quote">Dear all,<br>
              <br>
              I am a new user of  QE and I want to calculate the
              structural<br>
              properties for AlN, could someone direct me for this in
              particular how<br>
              interpret the output to get the lattice parameter?<br>
              Thanks in advance.<br>
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