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C. A. Coulson and the surface energy of metals: A further comment
Author(s) -
Hall George G.
Publication year - 1988
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.560340311
Subject(s) - boundary value problem , surface (topology) , boundary (topology) , term (time) , energy (signal processing) , periodic boundary conditions , relation (database) , physics , computational chemistry , chemistry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , mathematical analysis , geometry , computer science , database
The role of the boundary conditions is emphasized in determining the relation between the counting problem, posed by Coulson and solved by the number theorists, and the physical problem from which it arises. The surface energy term, which Coulson sought, does exist, but only when the periodic boundary conditions, which he used, are replaced by the finite box conditions.