[Pw_forum] Is it possible to calculate the phonon dos for each branch?

[Eyvaz Isaev]

Dear Amit,

--- On Mon, 5/31/10, Yamit <amit99266 at rediffmail.com> wrote:
> Is it possible to calculate the phonon dos(density of states) for each 
> Phonon Branch separately using "matdyn.x"?

No. But, in fact, it can be done using QHA, though it is not included in its current version. Just to note "branch" in the program is a band from e_min(band) to e_max(band).   
 
Bests,
Eyvaz.

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Theoretical Physics Department, Moscow State Institute of Steel & Alloys, Russia, 
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