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The Journal of Chemical Physics

Green's Functions in Many-Electron, Second-Order Calculations

Bernard J. Laurenzi

Published Jan 1, 1972• 8 citations
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Abstract

The calculation of second-order physical properties for many-electron systems of interacting particles is presented in terms of two-particle Green's functions and graphs. These Green's functions are known in the atomic case, and therefore practical computations are now possible.
DOI
10.1063/1.1676913

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