Hi everybody...
Why we use the reciprocal (k space) in our calculations and we don't use the real space?
Thanks
Reciplocal space?
Moderator: bguster
Re: Reciplocal space?
Because in a periodic system, k is a good quantum number and therefore splits the problem into subspaces, which leads to greatly simplified calculations and computational speed-up.
Josef W. Zwanziger
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Canada Research Chair in NMR Studies of Materials
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4J3 Canada
jzwanzig@gmail.com
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Canada Research Chair in NMR Studies of Materials
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4J3 Canada
jzwanzig@gmail.com