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Hartree-Fock Theory
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What is the fundamental postulate of the Hartree-Fock theory?
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The energy of a system is minimized when the wavefunction is antisymmetric with respect to the exchange of any two electrons.
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The Hartree-Fock theory is based on the variational principle, which states that the energy of a system is minimized when the wavefunction is antisymmetric with respect to the exchange of any two electrons.