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On the proof by reductio ad absurdum of the Hohenberg–Kohn theorem for ensembles of fractionally occupied states of Coulomb systems
Author(s) -
Kryachko Eugene S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.20970
Subject(s) - reductio ad absurdum , coulomb , generalization , quantum mechanics , physics , electron , theoretical physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , interpretation (philosophy)
It is demonstrated that the original reductio ad absurdum proof of the generalization of the Hohenberg–Kohn theorem for ensembles of fractionally occupied states for isolated many‐electron Coulomb systems with Coulomb‐type external potentials by Gross and colleagues is self‐contradictory, since the to‐be‐refuted assumption (negation) regarding the ensemble one‐electron densities and the assumption regarding the external potentials are logically incompatible to each other due to the Kato electron‐nuclear cusp theorem. It is proved, however, that the Kato theorem itself provides a satisfactory proof of this theorem. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2006