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The Stability of Matter

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Rigorous Atomic and Molecular Physics

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((NSSB,volume 74))

Abstract

Real matter is composed of electrons and nuclei and non-relativistic quantum mechanics is supposed to give a correct description of its coarse structure. In this theory such a system is governed by the Hamiltonian

$${H_N} = \sum\limits_{i = 1}^N {} \frac{{p_i^2}}{{2{m_i}}} + \sum\limits_{i > j} {({e_i}{e_j} - \kappa {m_i}{m_j})} {\left| {{x_i} - {x_j}} \right|^{ - 1}}$$
(1.1)

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Wien, Boltzmanng. 5, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    Walter Thirring

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  1. Institute of Physics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    G. Velo

  2. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

    A. S. Wightman

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Thirring, W. (1981). The Stability of Matter. In: Velo, G., Wightman, A.S. (eds) Rigorous Atomic and Molecular Physics. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 74. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3350-0_7

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