Hartree energy
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The hartree (symbol: Eh), also known as the Hartree energy, is the unit of energy in the atomic units system, named after the British physicist Douglas Hartree. Its CODATA recommended value is = The name "hartree" was suggested for this unit of energy.
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- unit of energy
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- atomic units
- Named after
- Douglas Hartree
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- unit symbol
- Ha
- conversion to SI unit
- 0.0000000000000000043597443400
- measured physical quantity
- energy
- numeric value
- 0.0000000000000000043597447222071
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The hartree (symbol: Eh), also known as the Hartree energy, is the unit of energy in the atomic units system, named after the British physicist Douglas Hartree. Its CODATA recommended value is = The name "hartree" was suggested for this unit of energy.
The hartree is approximately the negative electric potential energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state and, by the virial theorem, approximately twice its ionization energy; the relationships are not exact because of the finite mass of the nucleus of the hydrogen atom and relativistic corrections.
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