The Convexity Condition of Density-Functional Theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.17443v2
• Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:46:28 GMT
• Title: The Convexity Condition of Density-Functional Theory
• Authors: Andrew C. Burgess, Edward Linscott, and David D. O'Regan
• Abstract summary: It has long been postulated that within density-functional theory (DFT) the total energy of a finite electronic system is convex with respect to electron count. This article proves the convexity condition for any formulation of DFT that is exact for all v-representable densities. An analogous result is also proven for one-body reduced density matrix functional theory.
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• Abstract: It has long been postulated that within density-functional theory (DFT) the total energy of a finite electronic system is convex with respect to electron count, so that 2 E_v[N_0] <= E_v[N_0 - 1] + E_v[N_0 + 1]. Using the infinite-separation-limit technique, this article proves the convexity condition for any formulation of DFT that is (1) exact for all v-representable densities, (2) size-consistent, and (3) translationally invariant. An analogous result is also proven for one-body reduced density matrix functional theory. While there are known DFT formulations in which the ground state is not always accessible, indicating that convexity does not hold in such cases, this proof nonetheless confirms a stringent constraint on the exact exchange-correlation functional. We also provide sufficient conditions for convexity in approximate DFT, which could aid in the development of density-functional approximations. This result lifts a standing assumption in the proof of the piecewise linearity condition with respect to electron count, which has proven central to understanding the Kohn-Sham band-gap and the exchange-correlation derivative discontinuity of DFT.

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