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Variational description of the 3-body Coulomb problem through a correlated Eckart-Gaussian wavefunction

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dc.creator Flores-Riveros A.
dc.creator Rivas-Silva J. F.
dc.date 1999
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-29T23:13:51Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-29T23:13:51Z
dc.date.issued 2013-05-30
dc.identifier http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97331999000300018
dc.identifier http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=01039733&date=1999&volume=29&issue=3&spage=529
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/2669
dc.description The quantum mechanical problem posed by the internal motion of three particles subject to Coulomb interactions is variationally solved by means of an Eckart-Gaussian (EG) ansatz that exhibits an exponential behavior with respect to the radial coordinates {r1,r2}, and a harmonic Gaussian-type dependence on the interparticle distance r12, thereby providing explicit correlation. The proposed wavefunction is of the form (e-alpha1r1-beta1r2 + e-beta2r1-alpha2r2) r l12 e<FONT FACE="Symbol">-(g</FONT> 2r1-u0)2, through which ground state energies are calculated for a few two-electron atoms-considering finite nuclear mass effects-and molecular ions corresponding to electronic and mesonic systems. The physical interpretation and advantages of the EG wavefunction are discussed in terms of the relative masses of the particles in the analyzed systems. A useful application of the variational method is presented where the underlying structure of the 3-body wavefunction combines an atomic- and a molecular-like description of the system. The obtained energies agree with the exact results within 10-4 - 10-2 Hartrees.
dc.publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Física
dc.source Brazilian Journal of Physics
dc.title Variational description of the 3-body Coulomb problem through a correlated Eckart-Gaussian wavefunction


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