Abstract
The pair-correlation function at zero interparticle separation of an interacting electron gas is derived by an averaging procedure using the exact enhancement factor for scattered waves of electrons in a model potential. The range of the screened potential is fixed by a physically motivated constraint. Agreement with the result of a many-body method based on summation of ladder diagrams for electron-electron interactions is established. Possible applications of the potential are discussed as well. A nontrivial density-scaling in the thermal resistivity of metals is predicted.
- Received 2 October 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.073102
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