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The cluster variation method (CVM) has been widely employed to calculate alloy free energies. The atomistic feature of the CVM is coherent with first-principles electronic structure calculations. In the current manuscript, a detailed derivation of a simple pair approximation is demonstrated, which facilitates the introduction of the concept of atomic correlations. The recent progress of the continuous displacement CVM is briefly introduced.
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Mohri, T. Cluster Variation Method. JOM 65, 1510–1522 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0738-5
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