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[Xavier Gonze <gonze@pcpm.ucl.ac.be>]

Dear Aldo,

On 14 Jan 2006, at 00:55, Aldo Humberto Romero wrote:

> Dear abinitiers,
>
> I have notice that one of the missing examples in the Totorial is
> related on how to calculate the magnetic crystalline anisotropy with
> spin-orbit. As
> far I know, non-collinear magnetism is not implemented with spin- 
> orbit,

Right : non-collinear magnetism is implemented, spin-orbit
is implemented, but both do not work yet together.

> if that is the case, how does this magnetic crystalline anisotropy
> can be calculated from Ab init?

It cannot.

> is that in progress?...

With recent interest and advances related to spintronics, bridging
this gap is quite high on the list of things to do. But there are other
things to be finished first ...

Xavier