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We are concerned here with the binding in solids, i.e. with the question of what holds atoms together. This question is not specific to solids, it is a general question that one can ask about any system consisting of more than one atom, e.g. a molecule. Indeed, a solid can be thought of as a very big molecule. Therefore, our analysis will be in great extent based on the chemical understanding of bonding; after all, today’s knowledge in chemistry is based on quantum mechanics anyway! We also note that only electrostatic interactions are important here; the contribution of the magnetic interactions in the binding energy is small and gravitational forces can also be neglected.
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Kantorovich, L. (2004). Binding in Crystals. In: Quantum Theory of the Solid State: An Introduction. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 136. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2154-1_3
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