Proof that the <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">H</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span> Ion Has Only One Bound State

Robert Nyden Hill

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.643

Proof that the $H^{-}$ Ion Has Only One Bound State

Robert Nyden Hill

Phys. Rev. Lett. 38, 643 – Published 21 March 1977

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It is rigorously demonstrated that the nonrelativistic $H^{-}$ ion has only one bound state in the fixed (infinite-mass) nucleus approximation with Coulomb interactions only.

Received 1 September 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.643

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Robert Nyden Hill

Physics Department, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711

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Vol. 38, Iss. 12 — 21 March 1977

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Proof that the H− Ion Has Only One Bound State

Robert Nyden Hill

Phys. Rev. Lett. 38, 643 – Published 21 March 1977

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