Our discussion has so far been concerned only with the hydrogen atom, a twoparticle system. The transition to the study of multielectron atoms necessarily requires the use of approximation methods and consideration of the indistinguishability of electrons.We first consider the effects of indistinguishability and the fact that electrons are fermions.
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(2006). The Helium Atom. In: Topics in Atomic Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-31074-6_9
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