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We can learn a lot from the exact solution of the Schrödinger equation of simple systems. Still, it is more important to pursue our original aim and deal with real chemical problems. Thus we will now move on to discuss multiparticle systems, especially molecules. This step marks our entrance into the world of quantum chemistry, while we have so far concerned ourselves with issues of quantum mechanics.
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Veszprémi, T., Fehér, M. (1999). Quantum Chemistry: A Hierarchy of Approximations. In: Quantum Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4189-9_4
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