Sponsor
This work was supported by the U. S. Office of Naval Research.
Published In
Physical Review A
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1987
Subjects
Legendre's functions, Fourier transformations, Orthogonalization methods, Atomic orbitals
Abstract
Integrating the radial part of the Fourier transform of the product of N hydrogenic orbitals results in an associated Legendre function that can be reduced to a finite series of elementary functions. This transform is found to depend on a polynomial in the wave vector k divided by a binomial in k2 raised to a power that is the sum of principle quantum numbers. This form facilitates the analytical reduction of integrals arising from orthogonalization corrections in atomic processes. Transforms for the product of orbital pairs (1s,1s) through (1s,3d) are given explicitly.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.35.2729
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11001
Citation Details
Straton, Jack C. "Fourier transform of the product of N one-center hydrogenic orbitals." Physical Review A 35.6 (1987): 2729. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.35.2729
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At the time of publication Jack Straton was employed at the University of Oregon.