Published December 1988
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Journal Article
Approximate neutrality of large-Z ions
Abstract
Let N(Z) denote the number of electrons which a nucleus of chargeZ can bind in non-relativistic quantum mechanics (assuming that electrons are fermions). We prove that N(Z)/Z→1 as Z→∞.
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© Springer-Verlag 1988. Research partially supported by the NSERC under Grant NA7901 and by the USNSF under Grants DMS-8416049 and PHY 85-15288-A01. Communicated by A. Jaffe.Additional details
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- NA7901
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- DMS-8416049
- NSF
- PHY 85-15288-A01
- NSF
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