Slater-type orbital

Slater-type orbitals are functions used as atomic orbitals in the linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method. They are distinguished by the form of their radial component, which is given by

Related Topics:
Atomic orbital - Linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method

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: R(r) = A r^l e^{-lpha | extbf{r}- extbf{a}|},

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where l is the angular momentum quantum number, A is a normalisation constant, extbf{a} is the position vector of the nucleus of the atom and lpha is a constant related to the effective charge of the atom in question.

Related Topics:
Angular momentum - Quantum number - Normalisation - Vector - Nucleus - Atom - Charge

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They are named for physicist/chemist John C. Slater.

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Physicist - Chemist - John C. Slater

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