Title Electrostatic interpretation of an electron density associated with the spherical exchange-correlation potential $V_{xc}(r)$ in atoms : application to BeElectrostatic interpretation of an electron density associated with the spherical exchange-correlation potential $V_{xc}(r)$ in atoms : application to Be Author March, N.H. Faculty/Department Faculty of Sciences. Physics Research group Department of Physics Publication type article Publication 2002Lancaster, Pa, 2002 Subject Physics Source (journal) Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics. - Lancaster, Pa, 1990 - 2015 Volume/pages 65(2002):3 Part b, p. 1-3 ISSN 1094-1622 1050-2947 Article Reference 034501 Carrier E-only publicatie Target language English (eng) Full text (Publishers DOI) Affiliation University of Antwerp Abstract By means of an electrostatic analogy, an electron density is proposed that is related to the exchange-correlation potential V (xc)(r) in atoms. More precisely, such an electron density is best characterized by the amount of electronic charge Q (xc)(r), say, enclosed within a sphere of radius r centered on the atomic nucleus. Then Q (xc)(r) is related to the radial derivative of V (xc)(r) by Q (xc)(r) = -r(2)partial derivativeV (xc)/partial derivativer. \Q (xc)(r)\ tends to unity as r-->infinity and becomes zero in the limit r-->0. However, it increases at first as one comes away from the point at infinity, having the form at large r \Q (xc)(r)­>1+2alpha/r(3)+O(1/r(4)), where alpha is the dipole polarizability of the singly charged positive ion. This means that \Q (xc)(r)\ must have at least one maximum, its height Q (xc)(r(m)) and its position r(m) then being important parameters characterizing the shape of Q (xc)(r). The intersection(s) with the line \Q (xc)\ = 1 are also plainly of importance in this same context. The exact form of Q (xc)(r) involves both fully interacting one- and two-particle fermion density matrices, as well as the orbitals of the Slater-Kohn-Sham (SKS) reference system. However, the example of Be is worked out, where it is shown that, if the ground-state density rho(r) = rho(SKS)(r) is known from either x-ray or electron diffraction experiments or from quantal computer simulation studies, then Q (xc)(r) can be derived for this light atom. Full text (open access) https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docman/irua/1bcebf/6711.pdf E-info http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000174548600098&DestLinkType=RelatedRecords&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000174548600098&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000174548600098&DestLinkType=CitingArticles&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 Handle