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On the electrostatic energy of charged alkali clusters

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Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters

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In the framework of the jellium model an algorithm is presented to calculate the electrostatic energy of charged metal clusters of arbitrary shape. Explicit expressions are given for some special shapes.

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Krappe, H.J. On the electrostatic energy of charged alkali clusters. Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 23, 269–274 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01437404

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