This post, largely based on Reference 1, is about the Slater determinant. The Slater determinant is related to the Hartree Product. In that post, it was determined that a Hartree Product does not meet the antisymmetry principle. The Slater determinant is one way to fix this problem. John C. Slater, developer of the Slater determinant. Two Electrons …
In quantum chemistry, a wave function for a single electron is called an orbital or a spin orbital, but what could be a wave function for several electrons? [1] One option is related to the Hartree Product. Douglas Hartree, a contributor to the field of quantum chemistry. Noninteracting System According to Attila Szabo and Neil …
Introduction What is a Slater Determinant, and how was it developed? At least part of the answer can be found in a book called ‘Modern Quantum Chemistry’ [1]. In order to address this question it is necessary to study the Pauli Exclusion Principle and the antisymmetry principle. The following content is based on chapter 2 …
Origin of the Ket The origin of the ket in quantum mechanics arises from the need to describe the concept of superposition as well as a system that 1) changes with respect to time and 2) has so-called states. The ket can symbolize such a state. The concept of superposition is closely related to the …