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Let N(Z) denote the number of electrons which a nucleus of charge Z can bind in non-relativistic quantum mechanics (assuming that electrons are fermions). We prove that N(Z)/Z → 1 as Z → ∞.
Research partially supported by the NSERC under Grant NA 7901 and by the USNSF under Grants DMS-8416049 and PHY 85-15288-A01
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Lieb, E.H., Sigal, I.M., Simon, B., Thirring, W. (2005). Approximate Neutrality of Large-Z Ions. In: Thirring, W. (eds) The Stability of Matter: From Atoms to Stars. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27056-6_9
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