Octopus Basics

This is a series of linked tutorials that will teach you the basics of using Octopus. This is where you should start if you have never used Octopus before. It assumes that you have a basic understanding of solid state physics and Density Functional Theory, that you have Octopus installed on your system, and that you know how to run commands on a shell.

• Lesson 1: Getting started   Learn how to run the code
• Lesson 2: Basic input options   Obtain the ground state of the nitrogen atom.
• Lesson 3: Total energy convergence   Make sure that the results are converged
• Lesson 4: Visualization   Example: Benzene
• Lesson 5: Centering a geometry   Translate the center of mass to the origin.
• Lesson 6: Periodic systems   How to perform some basic calculation using bulk silicon as an example.
• Lesson 7: Periodic systems   How to perform some basic calculation using bulk silicon as an example.
• Lesson 8: Time-dependent propagation   Time evolution of the density of the methane molecule.
• Lesson 9: Recipe   ...finally, learn how to prepare a tasty octopus dish