Hohenberg-Kohn theorems

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:author gptkb:Walter_Kohn
gptkb:Pierre_Hohenberg
gptkbp:field gptkb:density_functional_theory
quantum mechanics
gptkbp:firstTheoremStatement The ground-state properties of a many-electron system are uniquely determined by its electron density.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hohenberg-Kohn theorems
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Kohn-Sham_equations
modern density functional theory
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Walter_Kohn
gptkb:Pierre_Hohenberg
gptkbp:numberOfTheorems 2
gptkbp:publicationYear 1964
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Physical_Review
gptkbp:secondTheoremStatement The ground-state energy can be obtained variationally: the density that minimizes the energy functional is the true ground-state density.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:density_functional_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5