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We consider atomic and molecular systems with fixed nuclei where the electrons are assumed to be bosons. Then the ionization energies are rigorously computable in the limit of large particle numbers.
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Bach, V. Ionization energies of bosonic Coulomb systems. Lett Math Phys 21, 139–149 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00401648
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