Atomic and molecular negative ions

Elliott H. Lieb

doi:10.1007/3-540-27056-6_7

Atomic and molecular negative ions

Elliott H. Lieb

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An upper bound is given for the maximum number, N_c, of negative particles (fermions or bosons or a mixture of both) of charge -e that can be bound to an atomic nucleus of charge + ze. If z is integral then N_c 2z. In particular, this is the first proof that H^- is not stable. For a molecule, N_c 2Z + K - 1, where K is the number of atoms in the molecule and Z is the total nuclear charge.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Stability of Matter
Subtitle of host publication	From Atoms to Stars: Fourth Edition
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	87-89
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	3540420835, 9783540222125
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27056-6_7
State	Published - 2005

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General Physics and Astronomy

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