Abstract
The response of an extended periodic system to a homogeneous field (of wave-vector cannot be obtained from a time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculation, because the Runge-Gross theorem does not apply. Time-dependent current–density functional theory is needed and demonstrates that one key ingredient missing from TDDFT is the macroscopic current. In the low-frequency limit, in certain cases, density polarization functional theory is recovered and a formally exact expression for the polarization functional is given.
- Received 31 January 2003
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.68.045109
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