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Hartree-Fock method

Hartree-Fock method proper noun: a method of approximation for the determination of the wavefunction and the energy of a quantum many-body system in a stationary state.

Proper noun

the Hartree-Fock method

  1. A method of approximation for the determination of the wavefunction and the energy of a quantum many-body system in a stationary state.

Origin of Hartree-Fock method

Named after Douglas Hartree and V. A. Fock.

Questions about Hartree-Fock method

What does Hartree-Fock method mean?
Hartree-Fock method means a method of approximation for the determination of the wavefunction and the energy of a quantum many-body system in a stationary state.
What part of speech is Hartree-Fock method?
Hartree-Fock method is a proper noun.

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