The ground state energy of heavy atoms: Relativistic lowering of the leading energy correction

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 549-566

  Frank, Rupert L ^a,c   Siedentop, Heinz ^b   Warzel, Simone ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38749083006     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-007-0397-x     Document Type: Article

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