<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Quantum Espresso Community,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am currently working on CPMD calculations. After running
vc-cp (NPT) for 135 picoseconds (ps), (I have attached the image for reference)
I have observed that although the potential energy of the system Etot (E_DFT) and
econs (E_DFT + K_NUCLEI) are not converging but the constant of motion of CP lagrangian,
Econt (E_DFT + K_IONS + K_ELECTRONS) remains constant. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In Prof Marzariās recent paper (<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41524-022-00948-8.">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41524-022-00948-8.</a>),
I have found that, for meaningful statistical data etot and econs should be
converge, specifically, I am curious about the necessity for etot and econs to
converge and what should be convergence criteria. How long, in picoseconds,
should I run these simulations to reasonably expect convergence, particularly
in the context of etot and econs? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best regards,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vinay Maithani<br>
IIT Kharagpur</p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div>