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Numerical integration in reciprocal space

KSpace

Parameter for numerical integration over the Brillouin Zone (k-space). An integer value should be supplied. 1=absolutely minimal (only the G-point is used), 2=linear tetrahedron method, coarsest possible spacing, 3=quadratic tetrahedron method, coarsest spacing. Higher values should be chosen odd (5, 7,..) to use the quadratic method; even values (4,6,..) trigger the linear tetrahedron method, which is usually by far inferior. cpu-time increases very rapidly with higher kspace-values: try 3 for a reasonable result, or 5 for higher precision. The key may occur as a block key, the contents of the key are options that handle in more detail the integration of the Brillouin zone. E.g. the subkey Kinteg takes over the simple key Kspace. For other settings, see the explanation of Kspace in the second list.
Default depends on Accuracy, the integration parameter in real space.

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