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Dear Kanato, Thanks for helpful reply... So, to summarize, k space contains number of unit cell (in infinite lattice, it is dense). Due to periodicity of wavefunction in k space, points outside of BZ are taken back to first BZ. In electronic structure calculation, it is done by sampling the...

Dear bpsbps, thanks for reply and help, Solution of Schrödinger's equation require non zero Fourier components only for reciprocal lattice vector K, which is a discrete set of latice points. How this Fourier analysis of Schro eq: and k-space related? is any of the continuous points in...

i am wondering why k in E(k) diagram is continuous? How is it related to discrete reciprocal lattice which are Fourier components? richard