ISTART VASP : ISTART and VASP?

4.1 Files used by VASP · 4.1.1 INCAR file · 4. ISTART and ICHARG · 5. EDIFF and EDIFFG · 8. ISMEAR and SIGMA · 4.1.2 POSCAR file · 4.1.3 KPOINTS file · 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 !.

The manual for VASP recommends using ISTART = 1 for calculations wherein the cell shape/volume changes, but it recommends ISTART = 2 for the .... Mind: if ISTART is internally reset due to an invalid WAVECAR-file the ...

VASP.5.1: read potential from file POT. The local potential on the file POT ....

To understand the difference please make sure to read `ISTART flag VASP wiki `_. Furthermore, the flags `NELM ....

{{TAGDEF|ISTART|0 {{!}} 1 {{!}} 2|0}}. ISTART = 0 | 1 | 2.

Default: ISTART = 0. When an INCAR-tag has more than one default (a conditional ....