Dear TDEP developers,
I have a question regarding the extract_forceconstants command. What is the difference between using
extract_forceconstants -rc2 7 -rc4 5
and
extract_forceconstants -rc2 7 -rc3 6 -rc4 5
Specifically, is it acceptable to omit the -rc3 option and directly extract the fourth-order force constants using the first command? Will the absence of -rc3 affect the accuracy or the way TDEP handles the third-order interactions internally?
Thank you very much for your help!