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The equation of motion method is introduced and compared with the recursion method. It is concluded that it can probably be made more efficient than Lanczos/recursion for the calculation of densities of states.
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MacKinnon, A. (1987). The Equation of Motion Method. In: Pettifor, D.G., Weaire, D.L. (eds) The Recursion Method and Its Applications. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 58. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82444-9_8
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