ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
It is shown by using the Z-1 perturbation expansion in the limit of large nuclear charge, that the leading term in the chemical potential of neutral atoms is given by the summation of two oscillatory terms that have an amplitude proportional to Z-1/3, are periodic in Z1/3, and have slightly different phases. It is further shown that for atoms in the periodic table the position of the point where the derivative of the energy with respect to the number of electrons becomes zero will have a strong influence on the phases of the oscillations but not on their amplitudes.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560340837
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