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Comment on "Critique of the foundations of time-dependent density functional theory" [Phys. Rev.A. 75, 022513 (2007)]

Neepa T. MaitraKieron BurkeRobert Van Leeuwen

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Condensed Matter - Other Condensed MatterPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersFOS: Physical sciencesOther Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)

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A recent paper (Phys. Rev A. 75, 022513 (2007), arXiv:cond-mat/0602020) challenges exact time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) on several grounds. We explain why these criticisms are either irrelevant or incorrect, and that TDDFT is both formally exact and predictive.

10.1016/j.cplett.2007.04.091http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0018