Finite dimensional approximations for the electronic ground state solution of a molecular system

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-447

  Zhou, Aihui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING COMPUTING   (China)

Author keywords

Convergence; Finite dimensional approximation; Ground state; Nonlinear eigenvalue; Thomas Fermi von Weizs cker equation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FERMI LEVEL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; GROUND STATE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

ELECTRONIC GROUND STATE SOLUTION; FINITE DIMENSIONAL APPROXIMATIONS; NONLINEAR EIGENVALUE; THOMAS-FERMI-VON WEIZSACKER EQUATION;

MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 33847042208     PISSN: 01704214     EISSN: 10991476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mma.793     Document Type: Article

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