The generalized gradient approximation (GGA) is an extension of the local density approximation (LDA) used in density functional theory (DFT) that accounts for the density gradient, allowing for more accurate calculations of electron density. GGA improves upon LDA by including information about how electron density varies in space, which enhances the treatment of non-uniform electron distributions and provides better approximations for exchange-correlation energies.
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