[QE-users] kpoints.x

Omar Ashour ashour at berkeley.edu
Mon Aug 7 10:32:58 CEST 2023


Dr. Mandal,

I do not think you should be using anything blindly in your calculations.
The `info` file produced by `kpoints.x` should answer your query.

Omar A. Ashour
UC Berkeley Physics

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 1:10 AM Dr. Pabitra Mandal <
pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in> wrote:

> Sir,
> Please let me know
> i. whether I can blindly use the following output of kpoints.x in the
> 'scf' calculation prior to 'epsilon.x' calculation and
> ii. what do the last and last but one column mean in the following output
> of kpoints.x
>
> 64
>     1  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   2.00
>     2  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   6.00
>     3  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   6.00
>     4  -0.8750000 -0.6250000  0.8750000   6.00
>     5   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   2
>     6  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>     7  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000  12.00
>     8  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  1.1250000  12.00
>     9   0.3750000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   3
>    10   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   7
>    11  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   6.00
>    12  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>    13   0.6250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   4
>    14   0.3750000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   8
>    15   0.1250000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>    16  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.6250000   0.00   4
>    17  -0.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   2
>    18  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>    19  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>    20  -1.1250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>    21  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>    22  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   2.00
>    23  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>    24  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>    25   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>    26  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  23
>    27  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00  23
>    28  -0.6250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>    29   0.3750000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>    30   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>    31  -0.1250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>    32  -0.3750000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   3
>    33  -0.6250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   3
>    34  -0.8750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>    35  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>    36  -1.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>    37  -0.3750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>    38  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00  23
>    39  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>    40  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>    41  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>    42  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>    43  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  22
>    44  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>    45   0.1250000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>    46  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>    47  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>    48  -0.6250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   2
>    49  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.6250000   0.00   4
>    50  -1.1250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>    51  -1.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>    52  -1.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>    53  -0.6250000  1.1250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>    54  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00  11
>    55  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>    56  -1.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>    57  -0.3750000  1.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>    58  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>    59  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   6
>    60  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>    61  -0.1250000  1.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>    62  -0.3750000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>    63  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>    64  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   1
> ---
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 7:19 PM ANAND JHA <anandkj21 at iitk.ac.in> wrote:
>
>>
>> Crystal units
>> On Sun, 6 Aug 2023 at 10:29, Dr. Pabitra Mandal <
>> pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>> I am generating the kpoint mesh for 'epsilon.x' calculation using
>>> 'kpoints.x' and getting a list of k points. Here I am giving the
>>> interactive command lines for
>>> kpoints.x below:
>>>      bravais lattice  >> 2
>>>      filout [mesh_k]  >>
>>>      mesh: n1 n2 n3   >> 4 4 4
>>>      mesh: k1 k2 k3 (0 no shift, 1 shifted) >> 1 1 1
>>>      write all k? [f] >> y
>>>
>>> The output I get is following:
>>>
>>> 64
>>>     1  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   2.00
>>>     2  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   6.00
>>>     3  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   6.00
>>>     4  -0.8750000 -0.6250000  0.8750000   6.00
>>>     5   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   2
>>>     6  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>>>     7  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000  12.00
>>>     8  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  1.1250000  12.00
>>>     9   0.3750000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   3
>>>    10   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   7
>>>    11  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   6.00
>>>    12  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>>>    13   0.6250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   4
>>>    14   0.3750000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   8
>>>    15   0.1250000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>>>    16  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.6250000   0.00   4
>>>    17  -0.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   2
>>>    18  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>>>    19  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>>>    20  -1.1250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>>>    21  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>>>    22  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   2.00
>>>    23  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>>>    24  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>>>    25   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>>>    26  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  23
>>>    27  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00  23
>>>    28  -0.6250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>>>    29   0.3750000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>>>    30   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>>>    31  -0.1250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>>>    32  -0.3750000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   3
>>>    33  -0.6250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   3
>>>    34  -0.8750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>>>    35  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>>>    36  -1.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>>>    37  -0.3750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>>>    38  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00  23
>>>    39  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>>>    40  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>>>    41  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>>>    42  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>>>    43  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  22
>>>    44  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>>>    45   0.1250000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>>>    46  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>>>    47  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>>>    48  -0.6250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   2
>>>    49  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.6250000   0.00   4
>>>    50  -1.1250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>>>    51  -1.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>>>    52  -1.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>>>    53  -0.6250000  1.1250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>>>    54  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00  11
>>>    55  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>>>    56  -1.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>>>    57  -0.3750000  1.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>>>    58  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>>>    59  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   6
>>>    60  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>>>    61  -0.1250000  1.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>>>    62  -0.3750000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>>>    63  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>>>    64  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   1
>>>
>>> My query is,
>>> 1. what is the unit (crystal or crystal_b or....) of the obtained
>>> kpoints obtained above?
>>> 2. What does the fifth column mean?
>>> 2. Also, please give me a brief explanation for query(1), if possible.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Dr. Pabitra Mandal
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>> _______________________________________________
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>> people and expresses its concerns about the devastating
>> effects that the Russian military offensive has on their
>> country and on the free and peaceful scientific, cultural,
>> and economic cooperation amongst peoples
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>> Quantum ESPRESSO is supported by MaX (www.max-centre.eu)
>> users mailing list users at lists.quantum-espresso.org
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> _______________________________________________
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> effects that the Russian military offensive has on their
> country and on the free and peaceful scientific, cultural,
> and economic cooperation amongst peoples
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