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New EFT approach reconciles KS eigenvalues with photoemission data

Researchers have developed an effective field theory to explain discrepancies between calculated and measured electronic band structures in certain metals. Their work shows that Kohn-Sham eigenvalues can represent quasiparticle bands when adjusted by a frozen-core renormalization factor, which accounts for core excitations missed by conventional methods. This approach successfully resolves a long-standing issue in materials science, matching advanced computational results at a significantly lower cost. The study also highlights the potential of LLM-assisted agentic science for accelerating discovery. AI

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New EFT approach reconciles KS eigenvalues with photoemission data

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiansheng Cai, Han Wang, Kun Chen ·

    Kohn-Sham Hamiltonian from Effective Field Theory: Quasiparticle Band Narrowing from Frozen Core Dynamics

    arXiv:2604.25199v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Kohn-Sham (KS) eigenvalues are routinely compared with angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES) and used as input for many-body methods, yet density functional theory (DFT) assigns them no physical meaning. For alkali and alkaline-ear…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Kun Chen ·

    Kohn-Sham Hamiltonian from Effective Field Theory: Quasiparticle Band Narrowing from Frozen Core Dynamics

    Kohn-Sham (KS) eigenvalues are routinely compared with angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES) and used as input for many-body methods, yet density functional theory (DFT) assigns them no physical meaning. For alkali and alkaline-earth metals, KS bandwidths overestimate ARPES measur…