The total energy of a system is the sum of the energies of its individual electrons.

The wavefunction of a system is a product of the wavefunctions of its individual electrons.

The energy of a system is minimized when the wavefunction is antisymmetric with respect to the exchange of any two electrons.

The energy of a system is minimized when the wavefunction is normalized.

A differential equation that describes the motion of an electron in a central field.

An integral equation that describes the interaction between two electrons.

A secular equation that determines the energies of the molecular orbitals.

A variational equation that minimizes the energy of the system.

The exact energy of a system.

The energy of a system obtained using the Hartree-Fock theory.

The energy of a system obtained using the Hartree-Fock theory with a complete set of basis functions.

The energy of a system obtained using the Hartree-Fock theory with a finite set of basis functions.

The electrons are assumed to be independent of each other.

The electrons are assumed to be moving in a central field.

The wavefunction is assumed to be a product of the wavefunctions of the individual electrons.

The energy of the system is assumed to be minimized when the wavefunction is antisymmetric with respect to the exchange of any two electrons.

The Hartree-Fock theory uses a wavefunction-based approach, while the density functional theory uses a density-based approach.

The Hartree-Fock theory is more accurate than the density functional theory.

The Hartree-Fock theory is less computationally expensive than the density functional theory.

The Hartree-Fock theory can only be used for small systems, while the density functional theory can be used for large systems.

It is not able to account for electron correlation.

It is not able to describe the excited states of a system.

It is not able to describe the properties of solids.

All of the above.

It is used to calculate the electronic structure of atoms and molecules.

It is used to study the properties of materials.

It is used to design new drugs.

All of the above.

Douglas Hartree

Vladimir Fock

John C. Slater

All of the above.

1928

1930

1932

1934

$$E_{HF} = \sum_i^N \langle \phi_i | \hat{h} | \phi_i \rangle + \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{J} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle - \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{K} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle$$

$$E_{HF} = \sum_i^N \langle \phi_i | \hat{h} | \phi_i \rangle + \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{J} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle + \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{K} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle$$

$$E_{HF} = \sum_i^N \langle \phi_i | \hat{h} | \phi_i \rangle - \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{J} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle + \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{K} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle$$

$$E_{HF} = \sum_i^N \langle \phi_i | \hat{h} | \phi_i \rangle - \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{J} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle - \frac{1}{2} \sum_i^N \sum_j^N \langle \phi_i \phi_j | \hat{K} | \phi_i \phi_j \rangle$$

The Hartree-Fock theory is a generalization of the Thomas-Fermi theory.

The Thomas-Fermi theory is a generalization of the Hartree-Fock theory.

The Hartree-Fock theory and the Thomas-Fermi theory are unrelated.

The Hartree-Fock theory and the Thomas-Fermi theory are equivalent.

The Hartree-Fock theory is a special case of the configuration interaction theory.

The configuration interaction theory is a special case of the Hartree-Fock theory.

The Hartree-Fock theory and the configuration interaction theory are unrelated.

The Hartree-Fock theory and the configuration interaction theory are equivalent.

The Hartree-Fock theory is a special case of the density functional theory.

The density functional theory is a special case of the Hartree-Fock theory.

The Hartree-Fock theory and the density functional theory are unrelated.

The Hartree-Fock theory and the density functional theory are equivalent.