Hartree-Fock Applet

To begin, select the "Elements" tab, and choose an element from the periodic table. The ground-state configuration and term will appear in the configuration display below the periodic table.

/ adds/removes electrons to create excited states and ions.

2S+1 and L modify the term.

ACC specifies the acceleration factor.

 selects strong orthogonality.

 causes calculated wavefunctions to be used as inital estimates for next run.

 selects whether noble gas cores are abbreviated for Z > 10.

 resets configuration to the ground state.

 executes the calculation. The arrow is red when the calculation has not yet been run with the displayed configuration.

Plots and tables show results for orbitals that are selected in the configuration display. Click and drag to zoom in the wavefunction plot.

After the calculation has been run, additional average values, Slater integrals, and the spin-orbit parameters can be obtained in the "other" tab.