Let ( be the complete wave function for a molecule, with the Born-Oppenheimer approximation ( = (el(N

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Let ( be the complete wave function for a molecule, with the Born-Oppenheimer approximation ( = (el(N not necessarily holding. Is it true that
2(|Ta + îyl4) + Îylu) = -(V)

Where Tel and TN are the kinetic-energy operators for the electrons and nuclei and V is the complete potential-energy operator? Justify your answer.

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Quantum Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321803450

7th edition

Authors: Ira N. Levine

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