Wannier function

English

Etymology

Named after Swiss physicist Gregory Wannier (1911–1983).

Noun

Wannier function (plural Wannier functions)

  1. (physics) Any of a set of orthogonal functions used in solid-state physics; they are the localized molecular orbitals of crystalline systems.
    • 2016 April 26, Jie Ma, Lin-Wang Wang, “Using Wannier functions to improve solid band gap predictions in density functional theory”, in Scientific Reports, volume 6, →DOI, article 24924, page 2:
      The Wannier functions (WF)35,36 are the most localized orbitals within the valence-band and conduction-band subspaces. Hence we will use WF as ϕl in Eqs (1) and (2).
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