Variational approach to the Thomas-Fermi equation

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 699-705

  Desaix, M ^a   Anderson, D ^b   Lisak, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATOMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DIRECT VARIATIONAL APPROACH; ELECTROSTATIC COULOMB POTENTIAL; THOMAS-FERMI EQUATION;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 9444279601     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/25/6/001     Document Type: Article

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