The uniform electron gas

Pierre François Loos*, Peter M.W. Gill

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    Abstract

    The uniform electron gas or UEG (also known as jellium) is one of the most fundamental models in condensed-matter physics and the cornerstone of the most popular approximation—the local-density approximation—within density-functional theory. In this article, we provide a detailed review on the energetics of the UEG at high, intermediate, and low densities, and in one, two, and three dimensions. We also report the best quantum Monte Carlo and symmetry-broken Hartree-Fock calculations available in the literature for the UEG and discuss the phase diagrams of jellium. WIREs Comput Mol Sci 2016, 6:410–429. doi: 10.1002/wcms.1257. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)410-429
    Number of pages20
    JournalWiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science
    Volume6
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016

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