arXiv:0708.1418 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Dynamical generalization of a solvable family of two-electron model atoms with general interparticle repulsion

Thomas A. Niehaus, Sáandor Suhai, N. H. March

Published Feb 12, 2008• 5 citations

Abstract

Holas, Howard and March [Phys. Lett. A {\bf 310}, 451 (2003)] have obtained analytic solutions for ground-state properties of a whole family of two-electron spin-compensated harmonically confined model atoms whose different members are characterized by a specific interparticle potential energy u($r_{12}$). Here, we make a start on the dynamic generalization of the harmonic external potential, the motivation being the serious criticism levelled recently against the foundations of time-dependent density-functional theory (e.g. [J. Schirmer and A. Dreuw, Phys. Rev. A {\bf 75}, 022513 (2007)]). In this context, we derive a simplified expression for the time-dependent electron density for arbitrary interparticle interaction, which is fully determined by an one-dimensional non-interacting Hamiltonian. Moreover, a closed solution for the momentum space density in the Moshinsky model is obtained.

DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/8/085304

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arXiv:0708.1418 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Dynamical generalization of a solvable family of two-electron model atoms with general interparticle repulsion

Thomas A. Niehaus, Sáandor Suhai, N. H. March

Published Feb 12, 2008• 5 citations

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). Here, we make a start on the dynamic generalization of the harmonic external potential, the motivation being the serious criticism levelled recently against the foundations of time-dependent density-functional theory (e.g. [J. Schirmer and A. Dreuw, Phys. Rev. A {\bf 75}, 022513 (2007)]). In this context, we derive a simplified expression for the time-dependent electron density for arbitrary interparticle interaction, which is fully determined by an one-dimensional non-interacting Hamiltonian. Moreover, a closed solution for the momentum space density in the Moshinsky model is obtained.

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r_{12}

The detailed nature of the correlated first-order density matrix for the model atoms in the title for arbitrary interparticle interaction

u({r}_{12})

is studied. One representation with contracted information is first explored by constructing the momentum density $\ensuremath{\rho}(\mathbf{p})$ in terms of the wave function of the relative motion, say ${\ensuremath{\Psi}}_{R}({r}_{12})$, which naturally depends on the choice of

u({r}_{12})

. For

u({r}_{12})={e}^{2}∕{r}_{12}

, the so-called Hookean atom, and for the inverse square law $u({r}_{12})=\ensuremath{\lambda}∕{r}_{12}^{2}$, plots are presented of the above density $\ensuremath{\rho}(\mathbf{p})$ in momentum space. The correlated kinetic energy is recovered from averaging

{p}^{2}∕2m

m

denoting the electron mass, with respect to $\ensuremath{\rho}(\mathbf{p})$. The second method developed is in coordinate space and expands the density matrix $\ensuremath{\gamma}({\mathbf{r}}_{1},{\mathbf{r}}_{2})$ in Legendre polynomials, using relative coordinate ${\mathbf{r}}_{1}\ensuremath{-}{\mathbf{r}}_{2}$, center-of-mass coordinate

({\mathbf{r}}_{1}+{\mathbf{r}}_{2})∕2

and the angle, $\ensuremath{\theta}$ say, between these two vectors. For the Moshinsky atom in which

u({r}_{12})=\frac{1}{2}k{r}_{12}^{2}

only the

s

term

(l=0)

contributes to the Legendre polynomial expansion. The specific example we present of the inverse square law model is shown to be characterized by the low-order terms

(s+d)

of the Legendre expansion. The Wigner function is finally calculated analytically for both Moshinsky and inverse square law models.

Using a Hartree-Fock-like partitioning of the two-matrix in terms of the true correlated one-matrix, the corresponding approximate ground-state energy

{E}_{0}

is calculated for an exactly solvable closed-shell system proposed earlier by Moshinsky [Am. J. Phys. 36, 52 (1968)]. Comparisons of

{E}_{0}

with the Hartree-Fock ground-state energy

{E}_{\mathrm{HF}}

and the exact ground-state energy

{E}_{\mathrm{ex}}

are made. These comparisons provide valuable insight into the usefulness of a Hartree-Fock-like partitioning of the two-matrix with repulsive interparticle potentials. In particular, an explicit quantification for the applicability limit of Lieb's [Phys. Rev. Lett. 46, 457 (1981)] bound ${E}_{0}\ensuremath{\geqslant}{E}_{\mathrm{HF}}$ with unbounded oscillator potentials is given.