Inter-Relationships Between Various Representations of One-Matrices and Related Densities: A Road Map and An Example

  • Ajit J. Thakkar
  • Anthony C. Tanner
  • Vedene H. SmithJr.
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Abstract

A brief, pedagogical survey is presented of the interrelationships between the position, momentum, Wigner, and Moyal representations of the spin traced first-order reduced density operator, and charge densities, momentum densities, form factors and internally folded densities. These somewhat abstract considerations are made concrete by explicit calculations for the “harmonium” atom, i.e. the harmonic model of two-electron atoms.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ajit J. Thakkar
    • 1
  • Anthony C. Tanner
    • 2
  • Vedene H. SmithJr.
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of ChemistryUniversity of New Brunswick FrederictonNew BrunswickCanada
  2. 2.Department of ChemistryAustin College ShermanUSA
  3. 3.Department of ChemistryQueen’s University KingstonCanada

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