The energy functional from a trial wave function is E( alpha )= ( alpha 3-3 alpha ) / 6. The variationally optimized energy is

ABC26PH1312 · Quantum Chemistry

Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Quantum Chemistry · Topic: Variation Method · Exam: NET JUNE 2016 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The energy functional from a trial wave function is $\mathrm{E}(\alpha)=\left(\alpha^{3}-3 \alpha\right) / 6$. The variationally optimized energy is

(a)$-\frac{1}{2}$

(b)$-\frac{3}{8}$

(c)$\frac{3}{2}$

(d)$\frac{3}{8}$

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