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An outline is presented of the proofs of three basic facts about quantum-mechanical Coulomb systems: (i) atoms have finite ground state energies; (ii) the energy of bulk matter saturates; (iii) the thermodynamic limit exists.
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Lieb, E.H. (1977). The Stability of Matter. In: Thirring, W., Urban, P. (eds) The Schrödinger Equation. Acta Physica Austriaca, vol 17/1977. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7673-3_9
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