Title

Modified Quantum-Statistical Calculations for Atomic Electron Densities

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Jerry Goodisman, Syracuse UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date

1970

Keywords

chemistry

Disciplines

Chemistry

Description/Abstract

We attempt to overcome one of the shortcomings in the Thomas-Fermi and related theories for atoms by connecting a quantum-mechanical electron density for the region near the nucleus to a density given by a statistical model. The joining may be done in a nonarbitrary manner: All parameters are determined. It suffices to use a very crude and easily calculated approximation to the density to start with, so the calculation is quite easy. The resulting electron density is in much better agreement with reality than that from the unmodified theories.

Additional Information

Copyright 1970 Physical Review A. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and Physical Review A.

The article may be found at http://pra.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v2/i4/p1193_1

Recommended Citation

Goodisman, Jerry, "Modified Quantum-Statistical Calculations for Atomic Electron Densities" (1970). Chemistry - All Scholarship. 5.
https://surface.syr.edu/che/5

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