arXiv · 1208.1166
Reply to "On the cutoff parameter in the translation-invariant theory of the strong coupling polaron"
Abstract
The present work is a reply to the paper [1]. It is proven that the argumentation of Ref. [1] is inconsistent. The variational functional for the polaron ground state energy considered in Ref. [1] contains an incomplete recoil energy. Since the variational functional of Ref. [1] is incomplete, it is not proven to provide a variational upper bound for the polaron ground-state energy. The same conclusion follows also for the bipolaron ground-state energy.
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S. N. Klimin, J. T. Devreese. 2012-08-07. Reply to "On the cutoff parameter in the translation-invariant theory of the strong coupling polaron". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2012.10.012
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