Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2008-02-18
S. Ragot. J. Chem. Phys. 128, 164104 (2008)
Physics
Atomic Physics
10 pages, submitted to JCP
Scientific paper
The ground-state Hartree-Fock (HF) wavefunction of the Hooke's atom is not known in closed form, contrary to the exact solution. The single HF orbital involved has thus far been studied using expansion techniques only, leading to slightly disparate energies. Therefore, the present letter aims at proposing alternative definitions of the HF wavefunction. First, the HF limit is ascertained using a simple expansion, which makes it possible to formulate explicit expressions of HF properties. The resulting energy, 2.038 438 871 8 Eh, is found stable at the tenth digit. Second and more instructive, an analysis of the Hartree equation makes it possible to infer a remarkably simple and accurate HF orbital, leading to an energy exceeding by 5.76 10-7 Eh only the above HF limit. This orbital makes it possible to obtain (near) Hartree-Fock properties in closed-form, which in turn enables handy comparisons with exact quantities.
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