Generalized gradient approximations for exchange and correlation: A look backward and forward

Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density

Chengteh Lee, Weitao Yang, Robert G. Parr · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1988 · 100.1K citations

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Self-Consistent Equations Including Exchange and Correlation Effects

W. Kohn, L. J. Sham · Physical Review · 1965 · 63.2K citations · Full text

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Self-interaction correction to density-functional approximations for many-electron systems

John P. Perdew, Alex Zunger · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1981 · 20.8K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Quantum Mechanics +16

Accurate spin-dependent electron liquid correlation energies for local spin density calculations: a critical analysis

S. H. Vosko, L. Wilk, Marwan Nusair · Canadian Journal of Physics · 1980 · 20.7K citations · Full text

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Density-functional approximation for the correlation energy of the inhomogeneous electron gas

John P. Perdew · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1986 · 18.7K citations

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