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Building on our recent study [https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02052, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 14, 8780 (2023)], we explore the generalization of the ground-state Kohn-Sham (KS) formalism of density-functional theory (DFT) to the (singlet)…
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A realistic two-center shell model for fusion is proposed, which is based on two spherical Woods-Saxon potentials and the potential separable expansion method. This model describes the single-particle motion in a fusing system. A technique…
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The multidimensionally-constrained covariant density functional theories (MDC-CDFTs) have been developed to study the influence of octupole and triaxial deformations on the ground state and fission properties. In this paper, we present a…
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The work function is the key surface property that determines how much energy is required for an electron to escape the surface of a material. This property is crucial for thermionic energy conversion, band alignment in heterostructures,…
A diagrammatic theory around atomic limit is proposed for normal state of Anderson Impurity Model. The new diagram method is based on the ordinary Wick's theorem for conduction electrons and a generalized Wick's theorem for gtrongly…