The Five-Electron Case of Thomson’s Problem
The Five-Electron Case of Thomson’s Problem
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DOI:
10.1080/10586458.2013.766570
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发表时间:
2013-04
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0.5
通讯作者:
R. Schwartz
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作者:
R. Schwartz
We give a rigorous computer-assisted proof that the triangular bipyramid is the unique configuration of five points on the sphere that globally minimizes the Coulomb (1/r) potential. We also prove the same result for the (1/r 2) potential. The main mathematical contribution of the paper is a fairly efficient energy estimate that works for any number of points and any power-law potential.