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Mendeleev Table: a Proof of Madelung Rule and Atomic Tietz Potential

Atomic Physics 2017-06-09 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We prove that a neutral atom in mean-field approximation has O(4){\rm O}(4) symmetry and this fact explains the empirical [n+l,n][n+l,n]-rule or Madelung rule which describes effectively periods, structure and other properties of the Mendeleev table of chemical elements.

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@article{arxiv.1706.02535,
  title  = {Mendeleev Table: a Proof of Madelung Rule and Atomic Tietz Potential},
  author = {Eugene D. Belokolos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.02535},
  year   = {2017}
}