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Lecture 9 - More on the Helium atom

Fred Jendrzejewski, Selim Jochim

Published Nov 12, 2018• 0 citations
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Abstract

We will finish our discussion of the Helium atom. Most importantly, we will dive into the strong separation between singlet and triplet states.
DOI
10.22541/au.154203953.38708047

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