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Advances in Atomic Structure Calculations

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Author(s)

Charlotte F. Fischer

Abstract

Correlation and relativistic effects are both needed for accurate atomic structure calculations of energy levels and their atomic properties. For transition probabilities between low-lying levels of a spectrum, accurate wave functions for the outer region of the atom or ion are required. For lighter systems, relativistic effects can be included through the Breit-Pauli approximation.This paper outlines the advances in the treatment of correlation and describes the current state of Breit-Pauli calculations for complex systems.
Citation
Journal of Physics

Keywords

atomic structure, correlation, energy levels, relativistic effects, transition probabilities, wave function expansions

Citation

Fischer, C. (2017), Advances in Atomic Structure Calculations, Journal of Physics (Accessed October 9, 2024)

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Created February 19, 2017