English

Edge Electron Gas

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

The uniform electron gas, the traditional starting point for density-based many-body theories of inhomogeneous systems, is inappropriate near electronic edges. In its place we put forward the appropriate concept of the edge electron gas.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9806154,
  title  = {Edge Electron Gas},
  author = {Walter Kohn and Ann E. Mattsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9806154},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages RevTex with 7 ps-figures included. Minor changes in title,text and figures