Which Nuclear Shape Generates the Strongest Attraction on a Relativistic Electron? An Open Problem in Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

DOI10.1007/978-3-031-12244-6_34zbMath1525.81019arXiv2203.13484OpenAlexW4304539494MaRDI QIDQ6061134

Maria J. Esteban, Éric Séré, Mathieu Lewin

Publication date: 3 December 2023

Published in: Lecture Notes in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.13484

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Linear symmetric and selfadjoint operators (unbounded) (47B25) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10)

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