[Pw_forum] Problem with symmetry in Body center tetragonal structure

[Paolo Giannozzi]

On Aug 29, 2011, at 19:04 , mayank gupta wrote:

> I am doing phonon calculation for BCT structure with 12 atoms in
> primitive cell. But in scf calculation the stress tensor is not
> satisfying the symmetry condition.

has your structure the expected symmetry? if so, your stress
tensor will also have the expected symmetry.

P.
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