Questions tagged [atomic-physics]
Questions about atomic physics.
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How accurate are the most accurate calculations?
Taking into account the fact that the theory of quantum gravity does not exist and the QED calculations are not possible for most realistic chemical systems, what levels of accuracy can we expect from ...
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High precision helium energy
In the paper "High Precision Theory of Atomic Helium", Drake lists the then best-known ground state energy of the Schrödinger equation for helium to 22 digits as:
$$\lambda_0 \approx -2....
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Quantifying electronic overlap?
I am trying to understand how to quantify the electronic interaction/conduction/overlap between two metal cores at varying distances. As someone who works primarily with classical MD, and has less ...
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