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Going to ground

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  • Christos N. Likos

    (the Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraβe 1)

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How can one find the minimum total energy of an infinite number of particles? A proof showing that, for certain interactions, periodic ‘ground states’ exist provides a new perspective on this, one of the oldest questions in physics.

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  • Christos N. Likos, 2006. "Going to ground," Nature, Nature, vol. 440(7083), pages 433-434, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:440:y:2006:i:7083:d:10.1038_440433a
    DOI: 10.1038/440433a
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