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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 29, 2021 12:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Quantum ESPRESSO users Forum <users@lists.quantum-espresso.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> ph.x Raman calculations</font>
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 is sometimes done for Raman calculations, at least in other software packages.  Having read "QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials", I understood that anharmonicity is taken into account with the
 inclusion of second and third order energy derivatives. Am I understanding this correctly? If I am, I would conclude that the suggestion made to me (referenced above) would be moot.</span></div>
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