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We study systems containing electrons and nuclei. Based on the fact that the Thermodynamic limit exists for systems with Dirichlet boundary conditions, we prove that the same limit is obtained if one imposes other boundary conditions such as Neumann, periodic, or elastic boundary conditions. The result is proven for all limiting sequences of domains which are obtained by scaling a bounded open set, with smooth boundary, except for isolated edges and corners.
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Communicated by H. Spohn
Work partially supported by EU grant HPRN-CT-2002-00277.
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Hasler, D., Solovej, J. The Independence on Boundary Conditions for the Thermodynamic Limit of Charged Systems. Commun. Math. Phys. 261, 549–568 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-005-1449-8
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