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An analytic wavefunction is proposed for the ground state of general atomic three-body systems in which two light particles are negatively charged and the third (heavy) is positively charged. By construction the wavefunction (i) has the same analytical form for all systems; (ii) is parameter-free; (iii) is nodeless; (iv) satisfies all two-particle cusp conditions; and (v) yields reasonable ground state energies for several three-body systems, including the prediction of a bound state for H− , D− , T− and Mu− . Simple polynomial fits are provided for certain important subcases, allowing for a rapid estimate of the ground state energy and of the stability of three-body systems.
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Ancarani, L.U., Gasaneo, G. An analytic and parameter-free wavefunction for studying the stability of three-body systems. Hyperfine Interact 193, 135–139 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-009-0053-2
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