Abstract
Various geometrical and energetical (bound-state) properties of the positronium negative ion or are determined by using highly accurate variational wave functions. These wave functions have been constructed by applying the advanced two-stage strategy proposed by Frolov [Phys. Rev. A 57, 2436 (1998)]. The determined total energy of the ground state is the lowest and most accurate value obtained for this system to date (the corresponding binding energy equals The computation of the second-order relativistic corrections to the total energy is discussed also. The general form of the Breit-Pauli Hamiltonian in the relative coordinates for the ion is presented.
- Received 15 December 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.60.2834
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