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@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ radiation. The light is then treated classically using, either the length gauge
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systems, or the velocity gauge for periodic systems.
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A rather general derivation for Ehrenfest (non-adiabatic quantum-classical molecular) dynamics can
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be obtained starting from the action of a system. For a situation in which the the electrons are
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treated quantum mechanically while the nuclei are treated classically the total action can be
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written as the sum of the two environments
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be obtained starting from the action of a system. For a situation in which the electrons are treated
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quantum mechanically, while the nuclei are treated classically the total action can be written as
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the sum of the two environments
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$$
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A = A_c + A_q \qquad A_c = \int_{t_0}^{t_f} \left[ \sum_A \frac{M_A}{2}\dot{\bf R}_A -U({\bf R},t)\right]dt
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Evaluating these expressions in the framework of TDDFT, the equations of motion become
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$$
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M\ddot{\bf R} = -\frac{\partial}{\partial {\bf R}} U({\bf R},t) - \sum_j\left\langle \Psi^j \left| \frac{\partial}{\partial{\bf R}} V_{\text{int}}({\bf r},{\bf R})\right| \Psi^j \right\rangle
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M\ddot{\bf R} = -\frac{\partial}{\partial {\bf R}} U({\bf R},t) - \sum_j\left\langle \psi^j \left| \frac{\partial}{\partial{\bf R}} V_{\text{int}}({\bf r},{\bf R})\right| \psi^j \right\rangle
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$$
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for the nuclear motion, wile for the electrons the time dependent SE as given above is used. These
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for the nuclear motion, while for the electrons the time dependent SE as given above is used. These
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equations are valid for the exact wavefunctions. In the Kohn-Sham approach, the wavefunctions are
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replaced by a linear combination of basis functions. For plane waves the equations remain the same,
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since they do not depend on the nuclear coordinates and therefore are independent of the change of
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Three different propagators are available in CP2K, the enforced time-reversible symmetry propagator
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(ETRS), the exponential midpoint (EM) propagator, and the Crank-Nicholson propagator which can be
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seen as a first order Pad'e approximation of the EM propagator. The ETRS approach starts with an
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exponential approximation to the evolution operator $\hat{U}(t,0)=\exp{-it\hat{H}(0)}$, to then
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seen as a first order Padé approximation of the EM propagator. The ETRS approach starts with an
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exponential approximation to the evolution operator $\hat{U}(t,0)=\exp{[-it\hat{H}(0)]}$, to then
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compute the final time-reversible and unitary propagator self-consistently. In the real time
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propagation scheme (fixed ionic positions) the self consistent solution only involves the
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calculation of the new Kohn-Sham matrix for the propagated coefficients. For Ehrenfest MD, the
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In terms of computational cost, the most expensive part is the evaluation of the matrix exponential
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in the propagator. Four different methods among those listed in have been implemented in CP2K, i.e.,
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the Taylor expansion, he diagonalization, the Pad'e approximation, and the Arnoldi subspace
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the Taylor expansion, he diagonalization, the Padé approximation, and the Arnoldi subspace
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iteration, to be selected via the `MAT_ESP` input key. The Arnoldi method often provides a superior
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performance. Comparing the theoretical scaling, the Arnoldi method is expected to be about 5 times
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as fast as Pad'e or Taylor. However, the Pade approximation can be sometime the faster and more
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as fast as Padé or Taylor. However, the Padé approximation can be sometime the faster and more
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stable choice than the Arnoldi method (e.g., large time step). Since propagation schemes require an
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iterative procedure, it is convenient to apply an extrapolation scheme in order to speed up
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convergence. For Ehrenfest dynamics, an extrapolation based on the product of the density and the
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## The external electric field
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One of the most relevant application domains for RT-TDDFT is the study of light?matter interactions,
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One of the most relevant application domains for RT-TDDFT is the study of light-matter interactions,
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e.g., in the field of spectroscopy, excited state dynamics and radiation damage. To mimic these
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phenomena, at any time during the propagation, it is possible to apply a time dependent electric
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field ${\bf E}(t)$. The applied field is in general modulated by an envelope function,
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In the time dependent KS equations, the vector potential ${\bf A}(t)$ appears in the kinetic energy
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term and, in the case where non-local pseudopotentials are used, the gauge field also transforms the
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electron?ion interaction. To use this representation the `VELOCITY_GAUGE` input keyword has to be
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electron-ion interaction. To use this representation the `VELOCITY_GAUGE` input keyword has to be
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activated. The total energy varies with time as the applied external field interacts with the
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system. To monitor the time evolution of the field as well as of the various terms contributing to
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the total electronic energy, the corresponding print key can be activated from the
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[REAL_TIME_PROPAGATION](#CP2K_INPUT.FORCE_EVAL.DFT.REAL_TIME_PROPAGATION) section.
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with $\Delta C$ as the difference of coefficient matrices in two successive steps, and $\epsilon$
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given by `EPS_ITER`.
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## Resonant Excitation
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The input file provided below starts a RT--TDDFT simulation for an isolated carbon monoxide molecule
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By projecting the time-dependent molecular orbitals onto some reference states (e.g., the initial
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MOs) means computing the overlap between the propagated orbital
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$\psi_i({\bf r}, t) = \sum_\alpha C_{i\alpha}(t)\phi({\bf r})$ and any reference orbital
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$\psi_i({\bf r}, t) = \sum_\alpha C_{i\alpha}(t)\phi_\alpha({\bf r})$ and any reference orbital
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$\psi^{\text{ref}}_m$. For instance, considering as reference orbitals the static unoccupied ones,
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the quantity
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by:
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$$
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n_{\omega}^i(t) = |<\omega | \psi_i(t)>|^2 = |\sum_{ab} \left( C_\omega^a \right)^* c_i^b(t) S_{ab} |^2
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n_{\omega}^i(t) = |\langle\omega | \psi_i(t)\rangle|^2 = |\sum_{ab} \left( C_\omega^a \right)^* c_i^b(t) S_{ab} |^2
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$$
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where $C_{\omega\alpha}$ is the $a^{\text{th}}$ atomic coefficient of the excited state found in the
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