The variational principle in the statistical model of the atom

Aleksander Jablonski

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1985, vol. 134, issue 1, 27-37

Abstract: The Thomas-Fermi-Dirac differential equation for the neutral atom was proved to be equivalent to the variational problem with movable boundary. The functional corresponding to the TFD equation can be used to determine the analytical solution with controlled accuracy, or can be a criterion to compare the accuracy of different solutions. The function published by Bonham and Strand is found to be the most accurate analytical solution available at present.

Date: 1985
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378437185901542
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only. Journal offers the option of making the article available online on Science direct for a fee of $3,000

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:134:y:1985:i:1:p:27-37

DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(85)90154-2

Access Statistics for this article

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications is currently edited by K. A. Dawson, J. O. Indekeu, H.E. Stanley and C. Tsallis

More articles in Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().