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Category	subtopics (amongst others)
Theoretical background	Density-functional theory, projector-augmented-wave method, molecular dynamics, GW approximation, etc.
Calculation setup	Installation, input files, output files, INCAR tags, How to's, etc.
Electronic minimization	Davidson, RMM-DIIS, Conjugate-gradient, preconditioning, density mixing, etc.
Electronic ground-state properties	Band structure, density of states, electrostatics etc.
Spin degree of freedom	Spin-orbit coupling, noncollinear magnetism, spin spirals, constrained magnetism, etc.
Exchange-correlation functionals	LDA, GGA, meta-GGA, DFT+U, hybrid functionals, van der Waals functionals.
Symmetry and structure	Crystal symmetry, reciprocal space, surfaces, transition states, pair-correlation function for liquids, etc.
Ionic mimimization	Structure optimization, ionic-mimimization methods, forces, etc.
Molecular dynamics	Barostats, thermostats, ensembles, etc.
Ensemble properties	Monitoring geometric parameters, pair-correlation function, etc.
Advanced molecular-dynamics sampling	Interface pinning, constrained molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic integration, etc.
Machine-learned force fields	Training and application of force fields.
Phonons	Lattice vibrations, electron-phonon interactions.
Response theory	Static and frequency-dependent dielectric properties, Berry phases, spectroscopy (UV, VIS, X-ray), phonons, etc.
Many-body perturbation theory	ACFDT, BSE, GW, MP2, CRPA.
Localized basis and projection	Obtaining Wannier functions, SCDM, etc.
Performance	Parallelization, memory management, profiling, etc.
Outlook	Features that will only be available in VASP.6.X.

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