A Tale of Two Electrons: Correlation at High Density

Abstract

We review our recent progress in the determination of the high-density correlation energy $\Ec$ in two-electron systems. Several two-electron systems are considered, such as the well known helium-like ions (helium), and the Hooke's law atom (hookium). We also present results regarding two electrons on the surface of a sphere (spherium), and two electrons trapped in a spherical box (ballium). We also show that, in the large-dimension limit, the high-density correlation energy of two opposite-spin electrons interacting {\em via} a Coulomb potential is given by $\Ec \sim -1/(8D^2)$ for any radial external potential $V(r)$, where $D$ is the dimensionality of the space. This result explains the similarity of $\Ec$ in the previous two-electron systems for D=3.

10 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Chem. Phys. Lett. (Frontiers Article)

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