Journal article
Density per particle as a descriptor of Coulombic systems
Abstract
It is shown that for finite Coulombic systems the density per particle, final sigma identical with rho/N, determines the value of any observable quantity. The associated variational principle is derived.
Authors
Ayers PW
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 97, No. 5, pp. 1959–1964
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date
February 29, 2000
DOI
10.1073/pnas.040539297
ISSN
0027-8424