Phys. Rev. Lett. 31, 681 (1973) - Thomas-Fermi Theory Revisited

Thomas-Fermi Theory Revisited

Elliott H. Lieb and Barry Simon

Phys. Rev. Lett. 31, 681 – Published 10 September 1973

Abstract

We show that the Thomas-Fermi theory is exact for atoms, molecules, and solids as $Z \to \infty$ .

Received 8 June 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.31.681

©1973 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Elliott H. Lieb^*

Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, 91440-Bures-sur-Yvette, France

Barry Simon^†

Department of Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, CH-8049 Zurich, Switzerland

^*Work partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant No. GP-31674X and by a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Permanent address: Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 02139.
^†Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow. Permanent address: Department of Mathematics and Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08540.

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Vol. 31, Iss. 11 — 10 September 1973

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