MP2 in solids

From: Andrew Horsfield <andrew.horsfield(-(at)-)materials.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: MP2 in solids
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:11:24 +0000 (GMT)

Hi,
 I have come across a problem in which it would be useful to perform a
 correlated calculation on a solid since the errors in LDA are too large. I
 have not seen any codes which carry out MP2 in a solid. Is there some
 fundamental numerical or theoretical reason for this?
 Cheers,
 Andrew
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