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</style></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Dear qe-users,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" data-mce-style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we do pwscf calculation for metals the dielectric function is also evaluated. The dielectric function is evaluated at general wavevector q. In that case why we are not inputing the q-points as we do for the ph.x code?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Krishnendu,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Principal Scientist,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">CSIR-NML,</p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">India.</span><!--EndFragment--> <br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"></div></div>
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