!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!
!   CP2K: A general program to perform molecular dynamics simulations                              !
!   Copyright 2000-2025 CP2K developers group <https://cp2k.org>                                   !
!                                                                                                  !
!   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later                                                      !
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief orbital transformations
!> \par History
!>      Added Taylor expansion based computation of the matrix functions (01.2004)
!>      added additional rotation variables for non-equivalent occupied orbs (08.2004)
!> \author Joost VandeVondele (06.2002)
! **************************************************************************************************
MODULE qs_ot
   USE arnoldi_api,                     ONLY: arnoldi_extremal
   USE cp_dbcsr_api,                    ONLY: &
        dbcsr_add, dbcsr_add_on_diag, dbcsr_copy, dbcsr_distribution_type, dbcsr_filter, &
        dbcsr_frobenius_norm, dbcsr_gershgorin_norm, dbcsr_get_block_p, dbcsr_get_info, &
        dbcsr_get_occupation, dbcsr_hadamard_product, dbcsr_init_p, dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left, &
        dbcsr_iterator_next_block, dbcsr_iterator_start, dbcsr_iterator_stop, dbcsr_iterator_type, &
        dbcsr_multiply, dbcsr_release, dbcsr_release_p, dbcsr_scale, dbcsr_scale_by_vector, &
        dbcsr_set, dbcsr_transposed, dbcsr_type
   USE cp_dbcsr_cholesky,               ONLY: cp_dbcsr_cholesky_decompose,&
                                              cp_dbcsr_cholesky_invert,&
                                              cp_dbcsr_cholesky_restore
   USE cp_dbcsr_diag,                   ONLY: cp_dbcsr_heevd,&
                                              cp_dbcsr_syevd
   USE kinds,                           ONLY: dp
   USE message_passing,                 ONLY: mp_comm_type
   USE preconditioner,                  ONLY: apply_preconditioner
   USE preconditioner_types,            ONLY: preconditioner_type
   USE qs_ot_types,                     ONLY: qs_ot_type
#include "./base/base_uses.f90"

   IMPLICIT NONE
   PRIVATE

   PUBLIC  :: qs_ot_get_p
   PUBLIC  :: qs_ot_get_orbitals
   PUBLIC  :: qs_ot_get_derivative
   PUBLIC  :: qs_ot_get_orbitals_ref
   PUBLIC  :: qs_ot_get_derivative_ref
   PUBLIC  :: qs_ot_new_preconditioner
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_p2m_diag
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_sinc
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_ref_poly
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_ref_chol
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_ref_lwdn
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_ref_decide
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_ref_update
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_refine
   PRIVATE :: qs_ot_on_the_fly_localize

   CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER, PRIVATE :: moduleN = 'qs_ot'

CONTAINS

   ! gets ready to use the preconditioner/ or renew the preconditioner
   ! only keeps a pointer to the preconditioner.
   ! If you change the preconditioner, you have to call this routine
   ! you remain responsible of proper deallocate of your preconditioner
   ! (or you can reuse it on the next step of the computation)
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
!> \param preconditioner ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_new_preconditioner(qs_ot_env, preconditioner)
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env
      TYPE(preconditioner_type), POINTER                 :: preconditioner

      INTEGER                                            :: ncoef

      qs_ot_env%preconditioner => preconditioner
      qs_ot_env%os_valid = .FALSE.
      IF (.NOT. ASSOCIATED(qs_ot_env%matrix_psc0)) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_init_p(qs_ot_env%matrix_psc0)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_psc0, qs_ot_env%matrix_sc0, 'matrix_psc0')
      END IF

      IF (.NOT. qs_ot_env%use_dx) THEN
         qs_ot_env%use_dx = .TRUE.
         CALL dbcsr_init_p(qs_ot_env%matrix_dx)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_dx, qs_ot_env%matrix_gx, 'matrix_dx')
         IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
            CALL dbcsr_init_p(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_dx)
            CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_dx, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_gx, 'rot_mat_dx')
         END IF
         IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_ener) THEN
            ncoef = SIZE(qs_ot_env%ener_gx)
            ALLOCATE (qs_ot_env%ener_dx(ncoef))
            qs_ot_env%ener_dx = 0.0_dp
         END IF
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_new_preconditioner

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
!> \param C_NEW ...
!> \param SC ...
!> \param G_OLD ...
!> \param D ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_on_the_fly_localize(qs_ot_env, C_NEW, SC, G_OLD, D)
      !
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: C_NEW, SC, G_OLD, D

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_on_the_fly_localize'
      INTEGER, PARAMETER                                 :: taylor_order = 50
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: alpha = 0.1_dp, f2_eps = 0.01_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: blk, col, col_size, group_handle, &
                                                            handle, i, k, n, p, row, row_size
      REAL(dp), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER                 :: DATA
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: expfactor, f2, norm_fro, norm_gct, tmp
      TYPE(dbcsr_distribution_type)                      :: dist
      TYPE(dbcsr_iterator_type)                          :: iter
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: C, Gp1, Gp2, GU, U
      TYPE(mp_comm_type)                                 :: group

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)
      !
      !
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(C_NEW, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)
      !
      ! C = C*expm(-G)
      GU => qs_ot_env%buf1_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      U => qs_ot_env%buf2_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      Gp1 => qs_ot_env%buf3_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      Gp2 => qs_ot_env%buf4_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      C => qs_ot_env%buf1_n_k ! a buffer
      !
      ! compute the derivative of the norm
      !-------------------------------------------------------------------
      ! (x^2+eps)^1/2
      f2 = 0.0_dp
      CALL dbcsr_copy(C, C_NEW)
      CALL dbcsr_iterator_start(iter, C)
      DO WHILE (dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left(iter))
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_next_block(iter, row, col, DATA, blk, &
                                        row_size=row_size, col_size=col_size)
         DO p = 1, col_size ! p
         DO i = 1, row_size ! i
            tmp = SQRT(DATA(i, p)**2 + f2_eps)
            f2 = f2 + tmp
            DATA(i, p) = DATA(i, p)/tmp
         END DO
         END DO
      END DO
      CALL dbcsr_iterator_stop(iter)
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(C, group=group_handle)
      CALL group%set_handle(group_handle)
      CALL group%sum(f2)
      !
      !
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', 1.0_dp, C, C_NEW, 0.0_dp, GU)
      !
      ! antisymetrize
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(GU, distribution=dist)
      CALL dbcsr_transposed(U, GU, shallow_data_copy=.FALSE., &
                            use_distribution=dist, &
                            transpose_distribution=.FALSE.)
      CALL dbcsr_add(GU, U, alpha_scalar=-0.5_dp, beta_scalar=0.5_dp)
      !-------------------------------------------------------------------
      !
      norm_fro = dbcsr_frobenius_norm(GU)
      norm_gct = dbcsr_gershgorin_norm(GU)
      !write(*,*) 'qs_ot_localize: ||P-I||_f=',norm_fro,' ||P-I||_GCT=',norm_gct
      !
      !kscale = CEILING(LOG(MIN(norm_fro,norm_gct))/LOG(2.0_dp))
      !scale  = LOG(MIN(norm_fro,norm_gct))/LOG(2.0_dp)
      !write(*,*) 'qs_ot_localize: scale=',scale,' kscale=',kscale
      !
      ! rescale for steepest descent
      CALL dbcsr_scale(GU, -alpha)
      !
      ! compute unitary transform
      ! zeroth and first order
      expfactor = 1.0_dp
      CALL dbcsr_copy(U, GU)
      CALL dbcsr_scale(U, expfactor)
      CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(U, 1.0_dp)
      ! other orders
      CALL dbcsr_copy(Gp1, GU)
      DO i = 2, taylor_order
         ! new power of G
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, GU, Gp1, 0.0_dp, Gp2)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(Gp1, Gp2)
         ! add to the taylor expansion so far
         expfactor = expfactor/REAL(i, KIND=dp)
         CALL dbcsr_add(U, Gp1, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=expfactor)
         norm_fro = dbcsr_frobenius_norm(Gp1)
         !write(*,*) 'Taylor expansion i=',i,' norm(X^i)/i!=',norm_fro*expfactor
         IF (norm_fro*expfactor .LT. 1.0E-10_dp) EXIT
      END DO
      !
      ! rotate MOs
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, C_NEW, U, 0.0_dp, C)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(C_NEW, C)
      !
      ! rotate SC
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, SC, U, 0.0_dp, C)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(SC, C)
      !
      ! rotate D_i
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, D, U, 0.0_dp, C)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(D, C)
      !
      ! rotate G_i-1
      IF (ASSOCIATED(G_OLD)) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, G_OLD, U, 0.0_dp, C)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(G_OLD, C)
      END IF
      !
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_on_the_fly_localize

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
!> \param C_OLD ...
!> \param C_TMP ...
!> \param C_NEW ...
!> \param P ...
!> \param SC ...
!> \param update ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_chol(qs_ot_env, C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC, update)
      !
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env
      TYPE(dbcsr_type)                                   :: C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC
      LOGICAL, INTENT(IN)                                :: update

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_ref_chol'

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, n

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)
      !
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(C_NEW, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)
      !
      ! P = U'*U
      CALL cp_dbcsr_cholesky_decompose(P, k, qs_ot_env%para_env, qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
      !
      ! C_NEW = C_OLD*inv(U)
      CALL cp_dbcsr_cholesky_restore(C_OLD, k, P, C_NEW, op="SOLVE", pos="RIGHT", &
                                     transa="N", para_env=qs_ot_env%para_env, blacs_env=qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
      !
      ! Update SC if needed
      IF (update) THEN
         CALL cp_dbcsr_cholesky_restore(SC, k, P, C_TMP, op="SOLVE", pos="RIGHT", &
                                        transa="N", para_env=qs_ot_env%para_env, blacs_env=qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(SC, C_TMP)
      END IF
      !
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_chol

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
!> \param C_OLD ...
!> \param C_TMP ...
!> \param C_NEW ...
!> \param P ...
!> \param SC ...
!> \param update ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_lwdn(qs_ot_env, C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC, update)
      !
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env
      TYPE(dbcsr_type)                                   :: C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC
      LOGICAL, INTENT(IN)                                :: update

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_ref_lwdn'

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, i, k, n
      REAL(dp), ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:)                :: eig, fun
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: V, W

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)
      !
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(C_NEW, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)
      !
      V => qs_ot_env%buf1_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      W => qs_ot_env%buf2_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      ALLOCATE (eig(k), fun(k))
      !
      CALL cp_dbcsr_syevd(P, V, eig, qs_ot_env%para_env, qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
      !
      ! compute the P^(-1/2)
      DO i = 1, k
         IF (eig(i) .LE. 0.0_dp) &
            CPABORT("P not positive definite")
         IF (eig(i) .LT. 1.0E-8_dp) THEN
            fun(i) = 0.0_dp
         ELSE
            fun(i) = 1.0_dp/SQRT(eig(i))
         END IF
      END DO
      CALL dbcsr_copy(W, V)
      CALL dbcsr_scale_by_vector(V, alpha=fun, side='right')
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'T', 1.0_dp, W, V, 0.0_dp, P)
      !
      ! Update C
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, C_OLD, P, 0.0_dp, C_NEW)
      !
      ! Update SC if needed
      IF (update) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, SC, P, 0.0_dp, C_TMP)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(SC, C_TMP)
      END IF
      !
      DEALLOCATE (eig, fun)
      !
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_lwdn

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
!> \param C_OLD ...
!> \param C_TMP ...
!> \param C_NEW ...
!> \param P ...
!> \param SC ...
!> \param norm_in ...
!> \param update ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_poly(qs_ot_env, C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC, norm_in, update)
      !
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P
      TYPE(dbcsr_type)                                   :: SC
      REAL(dp), INTENT(IN)                               :: norm_in
      LOGICAL, INTENT(IN)                                :: update

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_ref_poly'

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, irefine, k, n
      LOGICAL                                            :: quick_exit
      REAL(dp)                                           :: norm, norm_fro, norm_gct, occ_in, &
                                                            occ_out, rescale
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: BUF1, BUF2, BUF_NOSYM, FT, FY

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)
      !
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(C_NEW, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)
      !
      BUF_NOSYM => qs_ot_env%buf1_k_k_nosym ! a buffer
      BUF1 => qs_ot_env%buf1_k_k_sym ! a buffer
      BUF2 => qs_ot_env%buf2_k_k_sym ! a buffer
      FY => qs_ot_env%buf3_k_k_sym ! a buffer
      FT => qs_ot_env%buf4_k_k_sym ! a buffer
      !
      ! initialize the norm (already computed in qs_ot_get_orbitals_ref)
      norm = norm_in
      !
      ! can we do a quick exit?
      quick_exit = .FALSE.
      IF (norm .LT. qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_quick_exit) quick_exit = .TRUE.
      !
      ! lets refine
      rescale = 1.0_dp
      DO irefine = 1, qs_ot_env%settings%max_irac
         !
         ! rescaling
         IF (norm .GT. 1.0_dp) THEN
            CALL dbcsr_scale(P, 1.0_dp/norm)
            rescale = rescale/SQRT(norm)
         END IF
         !
         ! get the refinement polynomial
         CALL qs_ot_refine(P, FY, BUF1, BUF2, qs_ot_env%settings%irac_degree, &
                           qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
         !
         ! collect the transformation
         IF (irefine .EQ. 1) THEN
            CALL dbcsr_copy(FT, FY, name='FT')
         ELSE
            CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, FT, FY, 0.0_dp, BUF1)
            IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
               occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(buf1)
               CALL dbcsr_filter(buf1, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
               occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(buf1)
            END IF
            CALL dbcsr_copy(FT, BUF1, name='FT')
         END IF
         !
         ! quick exit if possible
         IF (quick_exit) THEN
            EXIT
         END IF
         !
         ! P = FY^T * P * FY
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, P, FY, 0.0_dp, BUF_NOSYM)
         IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(buf_nosym)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(buf_nosym, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(buf_nosym)
         END IF
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, FY, BUF_NOSYM, 0.0_dp, P)
         IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(p)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(p, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(p)
         END IF
         !
         ! check ||P-1||_gct
         CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(P, -1.0_dp)
         norm_fro = dbcsr_frobenius_norm(P)
         norm_gct = dbcsr_gershgorin_norm(P)
         CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(P, 1.0_dp)
         norm = MIN(norm_gct, norm_fro)
         !
         ! printing
         !
         ! blows up
         IF (norm > 1.0E10_dp) THEN
            CALL cp_abort(__LOCATION__, &
                          "Refinement blows up! "// &
                          "We need you to improve the code, please post your input on "// &
                          "the forum https://www.cp2k.org/")
         END IF
         !
         ! can we do a quick exit next step?
         IF (norm .LT. qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_quick_exit) quick_exit = .TRUE.
         !
         ! are we done?
         IF (norm .LT. qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac) EXIT
         !
      END DO
      !
      ! C_NEW = C_NEW * FT * rescale
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rescale, C_OLD, FT, 0.0_dp, C_NEW)
      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
         occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(c_new)
         CALL dbcsr_filter(c_new, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
         occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(c_new)
      END IF
      !
      ! update SC = SC * FY * rescale
      IF (update) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rescale, SC, FT, 0.0_dp, C_TMP)
         IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(c_tmp)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(c_tmp, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(c_tmp)
         END IF
         CALL dbcsr_copy(SC, C_TMP)
      END IF
      !
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_poly

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env1 ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION qs_ot_ref_update(qs_ot_env1) RESULT(update)
      !
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env1
      LOGICAL                                            :: update

      update = .FALSE.
      SELECT CASE (qs_ot_env1%settings%ot_method)
      CASE ("CG")
         SELECT CASE (qs_ot_env1%settings%line_search_method)
         CASE ("2PNT")
            IF (qs_ot_env1%line_search_count .EQ. 2) update = .TRUE.
         CASE DEFAULT
            CPABORT("NYI")
         END SELECT
      CASE ("DIIS")
         update = .TRUE.
      CASE DEFAULT
         CPABORT("NYI")
      END SELECT
   END FUNCTION qs_ot_ref_update

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env1 ...
!> \param norm_in ...
!> \param ortho_irac ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_decide(qs_ot_env1, norm_in, ortho_irac)
      !
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env1
      REAL(dp), INTENT(IN)                               :: norm_in
      CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(INOUT)                    :: ortho_irac

      ortho_irac = qs_ot_env1%settings%ortho_irac
      IF (norm_in .LT. qs_ot_env1%settings%eps_irac_switch) ortho_irac = "POLY"
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_ref_decide

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_c ...
!> \param matrix_s ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param matrix_sx ...
!> \param matrix_gx_old ...
!> \param matrix_dx ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
!> \param qs_ot_env1 ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_orbitals_ref(matrix_c, matrix_s, matrix_x, matrix_sx, &
                                     matrix_gx_old, matrix_dx, qs_ot_env, qs_ot_env1)
      !
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_c, matrix_s, matrix_x, matrix_sx, &
                                                            matrix_gx_old, matrix_dx
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env, qs_ot_env1

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_orbitals_ref'

      CHARACTER(LEN=4)                                   :: ortho_irac
      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, n
      LOGICAL                                            :: on_the_fly_loc, update
      REAL(dp)                                           :: norm, norm_fro, norm_gct, occ_in, occ_out
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: C_NEW, C_OLD, C_TMP, D, G_OLD, P, S, SC

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_c, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)
      !
      C_NEW => matrix_c
      C_OLD => matrix_x ! need to be carefully updated for the gradient !
      SC => matrix_sx ! need to be carefully updated for the gradient !
      G_OLD => matrix_gx_old ! need to be carefully updated for localization !
      D => matrix_dx ! need to be carefully updated for localization !
      S => matrix_s

      P => qs_ot_env%p_k_k_sym ! a buffer
      C_TMP => qs_ot_env%buf1_n_k ! a buffer
      !
      ! do we need to update C_OLD and SC?
      update = qs_ot_ref_update(qs_ot_env1)
      !
      ! do we want to on the fly localize?
      ! for the moment this is set from the input,
      ! later we might want to localize every n-step or
      ! when the sparsity increases...
      on_the_fly_loc = qs_ot_env1%settings%on_the_fly_loc
      !
      ! compute SC = S*C
      IF (ASSOCIATED(S)) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, S, C_OLD, 0.0_dp, SC)
         IF (qs_ot_env1%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(sc)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(sc, qs_ot_env1%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(sc)
         END IF
      ELSE
         CALL dbcsr_copy(SC, C_OLD)
      END IF
      !
      ! compute P = C'*SC
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', 1.0_dp, C_OLD, SC, 0.0_dp, P)
      IF (qs_ot_env1%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
         occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(p)
         CALL dbcsr_filter(p, qs_ot_env1%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
         occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(p)
      END IF
      !
      ! check ||P-1||_f and ||P-1||_gct
      CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(P, -1.0_dp)
      norm_fro = dbcsr_frobenius_norm(P)
      norm_gct = dbcsr_gershgorin_norm(P)
      CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(P, 1.0_dp)
      norm = MIN(norm_gct, norm_fro)
      CALL qs_ot_ref_decide(qs_ot_env1, norm, ortho_irac)
      !
      ! select the orthogonality method
      SELECT CASE (ortho_irac)
      CASE ("CHOL")
         CALL qs_ot_ref_chol(qs_ot_env, C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC, update)
      CASE ("LWDN")
         CALL qs_ot_ref_lwdn(qs_ot_env, C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC, update)
      CASE ("POLY")
         CALL qs_ot_ref_poly(qs_ot_env, C_OLD, C_TMP, C_NEW, P, SC, norm, update)
      CASE DEFAULT
         CPABORT("Wrong argument")
      END SELECT
      !
      ! We update the C_i+1 and localization
      IF (update) THEN
         IF (on_the_fly_loc) THEN
            CALL qs_ot_on_the_fly_localize(qs_ot_env, C_NEW, SC, G_OLD, D)
         END IF
         CALL dbcsr_copy(C_OLD, C_NEW)
      END IF
      !
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_orbitals_ref

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param P ...
!> \param FY ...
!> \param P2 ...
!> \param T ...
!> \param irac_degree ...
!> \param eps_irac_filter_matrix ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_refine(P, FY, P2, T, irac_degree, eps_irac_filter_matrix)
      !----------------------------------------------------------------------
      ! refinement polynomial of degree 2,3 and 4 (PRB 70, 193102 (2004))
      !----------------------------------------------------------------------

      TYPE(dbcsr_type), INTENT(inout)                    :: P, FY, P2, T
      INTEGER, INTENT(in)                                :: irac_degree
      REAL(dp), INTENT(in)                               :: eps_irac_filter_matrix

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_refine'

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k
      REAL(dp)                                           :: occ_in, occ_out, r

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(P, nfullcols_total=k)
      SELECT CASE (irac_degree)
      CASE (2)
         ! C_out = C_in * ( 15/8 * I - 10/8 * P + 3/8 * P^2)
         r = 3.0_dp/8.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', r, P, P, 0.0_dp, FY)
         IF (eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(fy)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(fy, eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(fy)
         END IF
         r = -10.0_dp/8.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(FY, P, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=r)
         r = 15.0_dp/8.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(FY, alpha_scalar=r)
      CASE (3)
         ! C_out = C_in * ( 35/16 * I - 35/16 * P + 21/16 * P^2 - 5/16 P^3)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, P, P, 0.0_dp, P2)
         IF (eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(p2)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(p2, eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(p2)
         END IF
         r = -5.0_dp/16.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', r, P2, P, 0.0_dp, FY)
         IF (eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(fy)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(fy, eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(fy)
         END IF
         r = 21.0_dp/16.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(FY, P2, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=r)
         r = -35.0_dp/16.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(FY, P, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=r)
         r = 35.0_dp/16.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(FY, alpha_scalar=r)
      CASE (4)
         ! C_out = C_in * ( 315/128 * I - 420/128 * P + 378/128 * P^2 - 180/128 P^3 + 35/128 P^4 )
         !       = C_in * ( 315/128 * I - 420/128 * P + 378/128 * P^2 + ( - 180/128 * P + 35/128 * P^2 ) * P^2 )
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, P, P, 0.0_dp, P2) ! P^2
         IF (eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(p2)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(p2, eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(p2)
         END IF
         r = -180.0_dp/128.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(T, P, alpha_scalar=0.0_dp, beta_scalar=r) ! T=-180/128*P
         r = 35.0_dp/128.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(T, P2, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=r) ! T=T+35/128*P^2
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, T, P2, 0.0_dp, FY) ! Y=T*P^2
         IF (eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(fy)
            CALL dbcsr_filter(fy, eps_irac_filter_matrix)
            occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(fy)
         END IF
         r = 378.0_dp/128.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(FY, P2, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=r) ! Y=Y+378/128*P^2
         r = -420.0_dp/128.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add(FY, P, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=r) ! Y=Y-420/128*P
         r = 315.0_dp/128.0_dp
         CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(FY, alpha_scalar=r) ! Y=Y+315/128*I
      CASE DEFAULT
         CPABORT("This irac_order NYI")
      END SELECT
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_refine

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_hc ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param matrix_sx ...
!> \param matrix_gx ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative_ref(matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx, &
                                       qs_ot_env)
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_derivative_ref'

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, n
      REAL(dp)                                           :: occ_in, occ_out
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: C, CHC, G, G_dp, HC, SC

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_x, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)
      !
      C => matrix_x ! NBsf*NOcc
      SC => matrix_sx ! NBsf*NOcc need to be up2date
      HC => matrix_hc ! NBsf*NOcc
      G => matrix_gx ! NBsf*NOcc
      CHC => qs_ot_env%buf1_k_k_sym ! buffer
      G_dp => qs_ot_env%buf1_n_k_dp ! buffer dp

      ! C'*(H*C)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', 1.0_dp, C, HC, 0.0_dp, CHC)
      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
         occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(chc)
         CALL dbcsr_filter(chc, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
         occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(chc)
      END IF
      ! (S*C)*(C'*H*C)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', 1.0_dp, SC, CHC, 0.0_dp, G)
      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
         occ_in = dbcsr_get_occupation(g)
         CALL dbcsr_filter(g, qs_ot_env%settings%eps_irac_filter_matrix)
         occ_out = dbcsr_get_occupation(g)
      END IF
      ! G = 2*(1-S*C*C')*H*C
      CALL dbcsr_add(G, HC, alpha_scalar=-1.0_dp, beta_scalar=1.0_dp)
      !
      CALL timestop(handle)
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative_ref

   ! computes p=x*S*x and the matrix functionals related matrices
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param matrix_sx ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_p(matrix_x, matrix_sx, qs_ot_env)

      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_x, matrix_sx
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_p'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, max_iter, n
      LOGICAL                                            :: converged
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: max_ev, min_ev, threshold

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_x, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)

      ! get the overlap
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, matrix_x, matrix_sx, rzero, &
                          qs_ot_env%matrix_p)

      ! get an upper bound for the largest eigenvalue
      ! try using lancos first and fall back to gershgorin norm if it fails
      max_iter = 30; threshold = 1.0E-03_dp
      CALL arnoldi_extremal(qs_ot_env%matrix_p, max_ev, min_ev, converged, threshold, max_iter)
      qs_ot_env%largest_eval_upper_bound = MAX(max_ev, ABS(min_ev))

      IF (.NOT. converged) qs_ot_env%largest_eval_upper_bound = dbcsr_gershgorin_norm(qs_ot_env%matrix_p)
      CALL decide_strategy(qs_ot_env)
      IF (qs_ot_env%do_taylor) THEN
         CALL qs_ot_p2m_taylor(qs_ot_env)
      ELSE
         CALL qs_ot_p2m_diag(qs_ot_env)
      END IF

      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
         CALL qs_ot_generate_rotation(qs_ot_env)
      END IF

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_p

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief computes the rotation matrix rot_mat_u that is associated to a given
!>      rot_mat_x using rot_mat_u=exp(rot_mat_x)
!> \param qs_ot_env a valid qs_ot_env
!> \par History
!>      08.2004 created [Joost VandeVondele]
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_generate_rotation(qs_ot_env)

      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_generate_rotation'
      COMPLEX(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                        :: cone = (1.0_dp, 0.0_dp), &
                                                            czero = (0.0_dp, 0.0_dp)

      COMPLEX(KIND=dp), ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:)        :: evals_exp
      COMPLEX(KIND=dp), DIMENSION(:), POINTER            :: data_z
      INTEGER                                            :: blk, col, handle, k, row
      LOGICAL                                            :: found
      REAL(KIND=dp), DIMENSION(:), POINTER               :: data_d
      TYPE(dbcsr_iterator_type)                          :: iter
      TYPE(dbcsr_type)                                   :: cmat_u, cmat_x

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_x, nfullrows_total=k)

      IF (k /= 0) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_copy(cmat_x, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, name='cmat_x')
         CALL dbcsr_copy(cmat_u, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, name='cmat_u')
         ALLOCATE (evals_exp(k))

         ! rot_mat_u = exp(rot_mat_x)
         ! i rot_mat_x is hermitian, so go over the complex variables for diag
         !vwCALL cp_cfm_get_info(cmat_x,local_data=local_data_c)
         !vwCALL cp_fm_get_info(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_x,local_data=local_data_r)
         !vwlocal_data_c=CMPLX(0.0_dp,local_data_r,KIND=dp)
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_start(iter, cmat_x)
         DO WHILE (dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left(iter))
            CALL dbcsr_iterator_next_block(iter, row, col, data_z, blk)
            CALL dbcsr_get_block_p(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_x, row, col, data_d, found)
            IF (.NOT. found) THEN
               WRITE (*, *) routineN//' .NOT.found'
               !stop
            ELSE
               data_z = CMPLX(0.0_dp, data_d, KIND=dp)
            END IF
         END DO
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_stop(iter)

         CALL cp_dbcsr_heevd(cmat_x, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evals, &
                             qs_ot_env%para_env, qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
         evals_exp(:) = EXP((0.0_dp, -1.0_dp)*qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evals(:))
         CALL dbcsr_copy(cmat_x, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec)
         CALL dbcsr_scale_by_vector(cmat_x, alpha=evals_exp, side='right')
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'C', cone, cmat_x, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, czero, cmat_u)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_u, cmat_u, keep_imaginary=.FALSE.)
         CALL dbcsr_release(cmat_x)
         CALL dbcsr_release(cmat_u)
         DEALLOCATE (evals_exp)
      END IF

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_generate_rotation

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief computes the derivative fields with respect to rot_mat_x
!> \param qs_ot_env valid qs_ot_env. In particular qs_ot_generate_rotation has to be called before
!>                        and the rot_mat_dedu matrix has to be up to date
!> \par History
!>      08.2004 created [ Joost VandeVondele ]
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_rot_mat_derivative(qs_ot_env)
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                         :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_rot_mat_derivative'

      COMPLEX(KIND=dp), PARAMETER              :: cone = (1.0_dp, 0.0_dp), &
                                                  czero = (0.0_dp, 0.0_dp)

      INTEGER                                  :: handle, i, j, k
      REAL(KIND=dp)                            :: e1, e2
      REAL(KIND=dp), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER  :: data_d
      TYPE(dbcsr_type)                          :: cmat_buf1, cmat_buf2
      TYPE(dbcsr_iterator_type)                     :: iter
      COMPLEX(dp), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER :: data_z
      INTEGER::row, col, blk, row_offset, col_offset, row_size, col_size
      LOGICAL::found
      TYPE(dbcsr_distribution_type)                       :: dist

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_u, nfullrows_total=k)
      IF (k /= 0) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_dedu)
         ! now we get to the derivative wrt the antisymmetric matrix rot_mat_x
         CALL dbcsr_copy(cmat_buf1, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, "cmat_buf1")
         CALL dbcsr_copy(cmat_buf2, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, "cmat_buf2")

         ! init cmat_buf1
         !CALL cp_fm_get_info(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1,matrix_struct=fm_struct, local_data=local_data_r)
         !CALL cp_cfm_get_info(cmat_buf1, nrow_local=nrow_local,   ncol_local=ncol_local, &
         !     row_indices=row_indices, col_indices=col_indices, &
         !     local_data=local_data_c)
         !local_data_c=local_data_r

         CALL dbcsr_iterator_start(iter, cmat_buf1)
         DO WHILE (dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left(iter))
            CALL dbcsr_iterator_next_block(iter, row, col, data_z, blk)
            CALL dbcsr_get_block_p(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, row, col, data_d, found)
            data_z = data_d
         END DO
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_stop(iter)

         CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', cone, cmat_buf1, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, &
                             czero, cmat_buf2)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('C', 'N', cone, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, cmat_buf2, &
                             czero, cmat_buf1)

         CALL dbcsr_iterator_start(iter, cmat_buf1)
         DO WHILE (dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left(iter))
            CALL dbcsr_iterator_next_block(iter, row, col, data_z, blk, &
                                           row_size=row_size, col_size=col_size, &
                                           row_offset=row_offset, col_offset=col_offset)
            DO j = 1, col_size
            DO i = 1, row_size
               e1 = qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evals(row_offset + i - 1)
               e2 = qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evals(col_offset + j - 1)
               data_z(i, j) = data_z(i, j)*cint(e1, e2)
            END DO
            END DO
         END DO
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_stop(iter)

         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', cone, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, cmat_buf1, &
                             czero, cmat_buf2)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'C', cone, cmat_buf2, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_evec, &
                             czero, cmat_buf1)

         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, cmat_buf1)

         CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, distribution=dist)
         CALL dbcsr_transposed(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                               shallow_data_copy=.FALSE., use_distribution=dist, &
                               transpose_distribution=.FALSE.)
         CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2, &
                        alpha_scalar=-1.0_dp, beta_scalar=+1.0_dp)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%rot_mat_gx, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
         CALL dbcsr_release(cmat_buf1)
         CALL dbcsr_release(cmat_buf2)
      END IF
      CALL timestop(handle)
   CONTAINS
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param e1 ...
!> \param e2 ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
      FUNCTION cint(e1, e2)
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: e1, e2
      COMPLEX(KIND=dp)                                   :: cint

      COMPLEX(KIND=dp)                                   :: l1, l2, x
      INTEGER                                            :: I

         l1 = (0.0_dp, -1.0_dp)*e1
         l2 = (0.0_dp, -1.0_dp)*e2
         IF (ABS(l1 - l2) .GT. 0.5_dp) THEN
            cint = (EXP(l1) - EXP(l2))/(l1 - l2)
         ELSE
            x = 1.0_dp
            cint = 0.0_dp
            DO I = 1, 16
               cint = cint + x
               x = x*(l1 - l2)/REAL(I + 1, KIND=dp)
            END DO
            cint = cint*EXP(l2)
         END IF
      END FUNCTION cint
   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_rot_mat_derivative

   !
   ! decide strategy
   ! tries to decide if the taylor expansion of cos(sqrt(xsx)) converges rapidly enough
   ! to make a taylor expansion of the functions cos(sqrt(xsx)) and sin(sqrt(xsx))/sqrt(xsx)
   ! and their derivatives faster than their computation based on diagonalization
   ! since xsx can be very small, especially during dynamics, only a few terms might indeed be needed
   ! we find the necessary order N to have largest_eval_upper_bound**(N+1)/(2(N+1))! < eps_taylor
   !
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE decide_strategy(qs_ot_env)
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      INTEGER                                            :: N
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: num_error

      qs_ot_env%do_taylor = .FALSE.
      N = 0
      num_error = qs_ot_env%largest_eval_upper_bound/(2.0_dp)
      DO WHILE (num_error > qs_ot_env%settings%eps_taylor .AND. N <= qs_ot_env%settings%max_taylor)
         N = N + 1
         num_error = num_error*qs_ot_env%largest_eval_upper_bound/REAL((2*N + 1)*(2*N + 2), KIND=dp)
      END DO
      qs_ot_env%taylor_order = N
      IF (qs_ot_env%taylor_order <= qs_ot_env%settings%max_taylor) THEN
         qs_ot_env%do_taylor = .TRUE.
      END IF

   END SUBROUTINE decide_strategy

   ! c=(c0*cos(p^0.5)+x*sin(p^0.5)*p^(-0.5)) x rot_mat_u
   ! this assumes that x is already ortho to S*C0, and that p is x*S*x
   ! rot_mat_u is an optional rotation matrix
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_c ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_orbitals(matrix_c, matrix_x, qs_ot_env)

      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_c, matrix_x
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_orbitals'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, n
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_kk

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_x, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)

      ! rotate the multiplying matrices cosp and sinp instead of the result,
      ! this should be cheaper for large basis sets
      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
         matrix_kk => qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp, &
                             qs_ot_env%rot_mat_u, rzero, matrix_kk)
      ELSE
         matrix_kk => qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp
      END IF

      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_c0, matrix_kk, &
                          rzero, matrix_c)

      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
         matrix_kk => qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, &
                             qs_ot_env%rot_mat_u, rzero, matrix_kk)
      ELSE
         matrix_kk => qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp
      END IF
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_x, matrix_kk, &
                          rone, matrix_c)

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_orbitals

! **************************************************************************************************
   ! this routines computes dE/dx=dx, with dx ortho to sc0
   ! needs dE/dC=hc,C0,X,SX,p
   ! if preconditioned it will not be the derivative, but the lagrangian multiplier
   ! is changed so that P*dE/dx is the right derivative (i.e. in the allowed subspace)
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_hc ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param matrix_sx ...
!> \param matrix_gx ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative(matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx, &
                                   qs_ot_env)
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_derivative'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, n, ortho_k
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_hc_local, matrix_target

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      NULLIFY (matrix_hc_local)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_x, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)

      ! could in principle be taken inside qs_ot_get_derivative_* for increased efficiency
      ! create a local rotated version of matrix_hc leaving matrix_hc untouched (needed
      ! for lagrangian multipliers)
      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_copy(matrix_gx, matrix_hc) ! use gx as temporary
         CALL dbcsr_init_p(matrix_hc_local)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(matrix_hc_local, matrix_hc, name='matrix_hc_local')
         CALL dbcsr_set(matrix_hc_local, 0.0_dp)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'T', rone, matrix_gx, qs_ot_env%rot_mat_u, rzero, matrix_hc_local)
      ELSE
         matrix_hc_local => matrix_hc
      END IF

      IF (qs_ot_env%do_taylor) THEN
         CALL qs_ot_get_derivative_taylor(matrix_hc_local, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx, qs_ot_env)
      ELSE
         CALL qs_ot_get_derivative_diag(matrix_hc_local, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx, qs_ot_env)
      END IF

      ! and make it orthogonal
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%matrix_sc0, nfullcols_total=ortho_k)

      IF (ASSOCIATED(qs_ot_env%preconditioner)) THEN
         matrix_target => qs_ot_env%matrix_psc0
      ELSE
         matrix_target => qs_ot_env%matrix_sc0
      END IF
      ! first make the matrix os if not yet valid
      IF (.NOT. qs_ot_env%os_valid) THEN
         ! this assumes that the preconditioner is a single matrix
         ! that maps sc0 onto psc0

         IF (ASSOCIATED(qs_ot_env%preconditioner)) THEN
            CALL apply_preconditioner(qs_ot_env%preconditioner, qs_ot_env%matrix_sc0, &
                                      qs_ot_env%matrix_psc0)
         END IF
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, &
                             qs_ot_env%matrix_sc0, matrix_target, &
                             rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_os)
         CALL cp_dbcsr_cholesky_decompose(qs_ot_env%matrix_os, &
                                          para_env=qs_ot_env%para_env, blacs_env=qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
         CALL cp_dbcsr_cholesky_invert(qs_ot_env%matrix_os, &
                                       para_env=qs_ot_env%para_env, blacs_env=qs_ot_env%blacs_env, &
                                       upper_to_full=.TRUE.)
         qs_ot_env%os_valid = .TRUE.
      END IF
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, matrix_target, matrix_gx, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1_ortho)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_os, &
                          qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1_ortho, rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2_ortho)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', -rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_sc0, &
                          qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2_ortho, rone, matrix_gx)
      ! also treat the rot_mat gradient here
      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
         CALL qs_ot_rot_mat_derivative(qs_ot_env)
      END IF

      IF (qs_ot_env%settings%do_rotation) THEN
         CALL dbcsr_release_p(matrix_hc_local)
      END IF

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative

! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_hc ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param matrix_sx ...
!> \param matrix_gx ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative_diag(matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx, &
                                        qs_ot_env)

      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_derivative_diag'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, k, n
      TYPE(dbcsr_distribution_type)                      :: dist

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_x, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)

      ! go for the derivative now
      ! this de/dc*(dX/dx)*sinp
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_hc, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, rzero, matrix_gx)
      ! overlap hc*x
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, matrix_hc, matrix_x, rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2)
      ! get it in the basis of the eigenvectors
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2)

      ! get the schur product of O_uv*B_uv
      CALL dbcsr_hadamard_product(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp_b, &
                                  qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3)

      ! overlap hc*c0
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, matrix_hc, qs_ot_env%matrix_c0, rzero, &
                          qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2)
      ! get it in the basis of the eigenvectors
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2)

      CALL dbcsr_hadamard_product(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf2, qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp_b, &
                                  qs_ot_env%matrix_buf4)

      ! add the two bs and compute b+b^T
      CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf4, &
                     alpha_scalar=rone, beta_scalar=rone)

      ! get the b in the eigenvector basis
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'T', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3)
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, distribution=dist)
      CALL dbcsr_transposed(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, &
                            shallow_data_copy=.FALSE., use_distribution=dist, &
                            transpose_distribution=.FALSE.)
      CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                     alpha_scalar=rone, beta_scalar=rone)

      ! and add to the derivative
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_sx, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf3, &
                          rone, matrix_gx)
      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative_diag

   ! compute the derivative of the taylor expansion below
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param matrix_hc ...
!> \param matrix_x ...
!> \param matrix_sx ...
!> \param matrix_gx ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative_taylor(matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx, &
                                          qs_ot_env)

      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_hc, matrix_x, matrix_sx, matrix_gx
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER :: routineN = 'qs_ot_get_derivative_taylor'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, i, k, n
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: cosfactor, sinfactor
      TYPE(dbcsr_distribution_type)                      :: dist
      TYPE(dbcsr_type), POINTER                          :: matrix_left, matrix_right

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_x, nfullrows_total=n, nfullcols_total=k)

      ! go for the derivative now
      ! this de/dc*(dX/dx)*sinp i.e. zeroth order
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_hc, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, rzero, matrix_gx)

      IF (qs_ot_env%taylor_order .LE. 0) THEN
         CALL timestop(handle)
         RETURN
      END IF

      ! we store the matrix that will multiply sx in matrix_r
      CALL dbcsr_set(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, rzero)

      ! just better names for matrix_cosp_b and matrix_sinp_b (they are buffer space here)
      matrix_left => qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp_b
      matrix_right => qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp_b

      ! overlap hc*x and add its transpose to matrix_left
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, matrix_hc, matrix_x, rzero, matrix_left)
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_left, distribution=dist)
      CALL dbcsr_transposed(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, matrix_left, &
                            shallow_data_copy=.FALSE., use_distribution=dist, &
                            transpose_distribution=.FALSE.)
      CALL dbcsr_add(matrix_left, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                     alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=1.0_dp)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(matrix_right, matrix_left)

      ! first order
      sinfactor = -1.0_dp/(2.0_dp*3.0_dp)
      CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, matrix_left, &
                     alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=sinfactor)

      !      M
      !    OM+MO
      ! OOM+OMO+MOO
      !   ...
      DO i = 2, qs_ot_env%taylor_order
         sinfactor = sinfactor*(-1.0_dp)/REAL(2*i*(2*i + 1), KIND=dp)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, matrix_left, rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_right, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, rzero, matrix_left)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(matrix_right, matrix_left)
         CALL dbcsr_add(matrix_left, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                        1.0_dp, 1.0_dp)
         CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, matrix_left, &
                        alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=sinfactor)
      END DO

      ! overlap hc*c0 and add its transpose to matrix_left
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('T', 'N', rone, matrix_hc, qs_ot_env%matrix_c0, rzero, matrix_left)
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(matrix_left, distribution=dist)
      CALL dbcsr_transposed(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, matrix_left, &
                            shallow_data_copy=.FALSE., use_distribution=dist, &
                            transpose_distribution=.FALSE.)
      CALL dbcsr_add(matrix_left, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, 1.0_dp, 1.0_dp)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(matrix_right, matrix_left)

      ! first order
      cosfactor = -1.0_dp/(1.0_dp*2.0_dp)
      CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, matrix_left, &
                     alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=cosfactor)

      !      M
      !    OM+MO
      ! OOM+OMO+MOO
      !   ...
      DO i = 2, qs_ot_env%taylor_order
         cosfactor = cosfactor*(-1.0_dp)/REAL(2*i*(2*i - 1), KIND=dp)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, matrix_left, rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_right, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, rzero, matrix_left)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(matrix_right, matrix_left)
         CALL dbcsr_add(matrix_left, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, 1.0_dp, 1.0_dp)
         CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, matrix_left, &
                        alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=cosfactor)
      END DO

      ! and add to the derivative
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, matrix_sx, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, rone, matrix_gx)

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_get_derivative_taylor

   ! computes a taylor expansion.
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_p2m_taylor(qs_ot_env)
      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_p2m_taylor'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: handle, i, k
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: cosfactor, sinfactor

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      ! zeroth order
      CALL dbcsr_set(qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp, rzero)
      CALL dbcsr_set(qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, rzero)
      CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp, rone)
      CALL dbcsr_add_on_diag(qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, rone)

      IF (qs_ot_env%taylor_order .LE. 0) THEN
         CALL timestop(handle)
         RETURN
      END IF

      ! first order
      cosfactor = -1.0_dp/(1.0_dp*2.0_dp)
      sinfactor = -1.0_dp/(2.0_dp*3.0_dp)
      CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=cosfactor)
      CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=sinfactor)
      IF (qs_ot_env%taylor_order .LE. 1) THEN
         CALL timestop(handle)
         RETURN
      END IF

      ! other orders
      CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%matrix_p, nfullrows_total=k)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_p)

      DO i = 2, qs_ot_env%taylor_order
         ! new power of p
         CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'N', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_p, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, &
                             rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
         CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1)
         ! add to the taylor expansion so far
         cosfactor = cosfactor*(-1.0_dp)/REAL(2*i*(2*i - 1), KIND=dp)
         sinfactor = sinfactor*(-1.0_dp)/REAL(2*i*(2*i + 1), KIND=dp)
         CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, &
                        alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=cosfactor)
         CALL dbcsr_add(qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, &
                        alpha_scalar=1.0_dp, beta_scalar=sinfactor)
      END DO

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_p2m_taylor

   ! given p, computes  - eigenstuff (matrix_r,evals)
   !                    - cos(p^0.5),p^(-0.5)*sin(p^0.5)
   !                    - the real b matrices, needed for the derivatives of these guys
   !                    cosp_b_ij=(1/(2pii) * int(cos(z^1/2)/((z-eval(i))*(z-eval(j))))
   !                    sinp_b_ij=(1/(2pii) * int(z^(-1/2)*sin(z^1/2)/((z-eval(i))*(z-eval(j))))
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param qs_ot_env ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   SUBROUTINE qs_ot_p2m_diag(qs_ot_env)

      TYPE(qs_ot_type)                                   :: qs_ot_env

      CHARACTER(len=*), PARAMETER                        :: routineN = 'qs_ot_p2m_diag'
      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER                           :: rone = 1.0_dp, rzero = 0.0_dp

      INTEGER                                            :: blk, col, col_offset, col_size, handle, &
                                                            i, j, k, row, row_offset, row_size
      REAL(dp), DIMENSION(:, :), POINTER                 :: DATA
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: a, b
      TYPE(dbcsr_iterator_type)                          :: iter

      CALL timeset(routineN, handle)

      CALL dbcsr_get_info(qs_ot_env%matrix_p, nfullrows_total=k)
      CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%matrix_p)
      CALL cp_dbcsr_syevd(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%evals, &
                          qs_ot_env%para_env, qs_ot_env%blacs_env)
      DO i = 1, k
         qs_ot_env%evals(i) = MAX(0.0_dp, qs_ot_env%evals(i))
      END DO

!$OMP     PARALLEL DO DEFAULT(NONE) PRIVATE(i) SHARED(k,qs_ot_env)
      DO i = 1, k
         qs_ot_env%dum(i) = COS(SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(i)))
      END DO
      CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%matrix_r)
      CALL dbcsr_scale_by_vector(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, alpha=qs_ot_env%dum, side='right')
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'T', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp)

!$OMP     PARALLEL DO DEFAULT(NONE) PRIVATE(i) SHARED(k,qs_ot_env)
      DO i = 1, k
         qs_ot_env%dum(i) = qs_ot_sinc(SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(i)))
      END DO
      CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, qs_ot_env%matrix_r)
      CALL dbcsr_scale_by_vector(qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, alpha=qs_ot_env%dum, side='right')
      CALL dbcsr_multiply('N', 'T', rone, qs_ot_env%matrix_r, qs_ot_env%matrix_buf1, &
                          rzero, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp)

      CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp_b, qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp)
      CALL dbcsr_iterator_start(iter, qs_ot_env%matrix_cosp_b)
      DO WHILE (dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left(iter))
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_next_block(iter, row, col, DATA, &
                                        block_number=blk, row_size=row_size, col_size=col_size, &
                                        row_offset=row_offset, col_offset=col_offset)
         DO j = 1, col_size
         DO i = 1, row_size
            a = (SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(row_offset + i - 1)) &
                 - SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(col_offset + j - 1)))/2.0_dp
            b = (SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(row_offset + i - 1)) &
                 + SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(col_offset + j - 1)))/2.0_dp
            DATA(i, j) = -0.5_dp*qs_ot_sinc(a)*qs_ot_sinc(b)
         END DO
         END DO
      END DO
      CALL dbcsr_iterator_stop(iter)

      CALL dbcsr_copy(qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp_b, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp)
      CALL dbcsr_iterator_start(iter, qs_ot_env%matrix_sinp_b)
      DO WHILE (dbcsr_iterator_blocks_left(iter))
         CALL dbcsr_iterator_next_block(iter, row, col, DATA, &
                                        block_number=blk, row_size=row_size, col_size=col_size, &
                                        row_offset=row_offset, col_offset=col_offset)
         DO j = 1, col_size
         DO i = 1, row_size
            a = SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(row_offset + i - 1))
            b = SQRT(qs_ot_env%evals(col_offset + j - 1))
            DATA(i, j) = qs_ot_sincf(a, b)
         END DO
         END DO
      END DO
      CALL dbcsr_iterator_stop(iter)

      CALL timestop(handle)

   END SUBROUTINE qs_ot_p2m_diag

   ! computes sin(x)/x for all values of the argument
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param x ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION qs_ot_sinc(x)

      REAL(KIND=dp), INTENT(IN)                          :: x
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: qs_ot_sinc

      REAL(KIND=dp), PARAMETER :: q1 = 1.0_dp, q2 = -q1/(2.0_dp*3.0_dp), q3 = -q2/(4.0_dp*5.0_dp), &
         q4 = -q3/(6.0_dp*7.0_dp), q5 = -q4/(8.0_dp*9.0_dp), q6 = -q5/(10.0_dp*11.0_dp), &
         q7 = -q6/(12.0_dp*13.0_dp), q8 = -q7/(14.0_dp*15.0_dp), q9 = -q8/(16.0_dp*17.0_dp), &
         q10 = -q9/(18.0_dp*19.0_dp)

      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: y

      IF (ABS(x) > 0.5_dp) THEN
         qs_ot_sinc = SIN(x)/x
      ELSE
         y = x*x
         qs_ot_sinc = q1 + y*(q2 + y*(q3 + y*(q4 + y*(q5 + y*(q6 + y*(q7 + y*(q8 + y*(q9 + y*(q10)))))))))
      END IF
   END FUNCTION qs_ot_sinc
   ! computes (1/(x^2-y^2))*(sinc(x)-sinc(y)) for all positive values of the arguments
! **************************************************************************************************
!> \brief ...
!> \param xa ...
!> \param ya ...
!> \return ...
! **************************************************************************************************
   FUNCTION qs_ot_sincf(xa, ya)

      REAL(KIND=dp), INTENT(IN)                          :: xa, ya
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: qs_ot_sincf

      INTEGER                                            :: i
      REAL(KIND=dp)                                      :: a, b, rs, sf, x, xs, y, ybx, ybxs

! this is currently a limit of the routine, could be removed rather easily

      IF (xa .LT. 0) CPABORT("x is negative")
      IF (ya .LT. 0) CPABORT("y is negative")

      IF (xa .LT. ya) THEN
         x = ya
         y = xa
      ELSE
         x = xa
         y = ya
      END IF

      IF (x .LT. 0.5_dp) THEN ! use series, keeping in mind that x,y,x+y,x-y can all be zero

         qs_ot_sincf = 0.0_dp
         IF (x .GT. 0.0_dp) THEN
            ybx = y/x
         ELSE ! should be irrelevant  !?
            ybx = 0.0_dp
         END IF

         sf = -1.0_dp/((1.0_dp + ybx)*6.0_dp)
         rs = 1.0_dp
         ybxs = ybx
         xs = 1.0_dp

         DO i = 1, 10
            qs_ot_sincf = qs_ot_sincf + sf*rs*xs*(1.0_dp + ybxs)
            sf = -sf/(REAL((2*i + 2), dp)*REAL((2*i + 3), dp))
            rs = rs + ybxs
            ybxs = ybxs*ybx
            xs = xs*x*x
         END DO

      ELSE ! no series expansion
         IF (x - y .GT. 0.1_dp) THEN ! safe to use the normal form
            qs_ot_sincf = (qs_ot_sinc(x) - qs_ot_sinc(y))/((x + y)*(x - y))
         ELSE
            a = (x + y)/2.0_dp
            b = (x - y)/2.0_dp ! might be close to zero
            ! y (=(a-b)) can not be close to zero since it is close to x>0.5
            qs_ot_sincf = (qs_ot_sinc(b)*COS(a) - qs_ot_sinc(a)*COS(b))/(2*x*y)
         END IF
      END IF

   END FUNCTION qs_ot_sincf

END MODULE qs_ot
