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We examine the binding conditions for atoms in non-relativistic QED, and prove that removing one electron from an atom requires a positive energy. As an application, we establish the existence of a ground state for the Helium atom.
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Communicated by Bernard Helffer
submitted 14/07/03, accepted: 18/08/03
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Barbaroux, JM., Chen, T. & Vugalter, S. Binding Conditions for Atomic N-electron Systems in Non-Relativistic QED . Ann. Henri Poincaré 4, 1101–1136 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-003-0157-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-003-0157-1