Born–Oppenheimer approximation
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Born–Oppenheimer approximation
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In quantum chemistry and molecular physics, the Born–Oppenheimer (BO) approximation is the best-known mathematical approximation in molecular dynamics. Specifically, it is the assumption that the wave functions of atomic nuclei and electrons in a molecule can be treated separately, based on the fact that the nuclei are much heavier than the electrons. Due to the larger relative mass of a nucleus compared to an electron, the coordinates of the nuclei in a system are approximated as fixed, while t
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The notion that the motion of atomic nuclei and electrons can be separated
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born%E2%80%93Oppenheimer_approximation
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2002-08-07T16:33:38Z
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2024-09-03T11:32:48Z
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