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The ground state energy and the correlation energy of an electron gas are evaluated rigorously without using the smallr s expansion and the small momentum-transfer approximation in the ring diagram contribution and taking into consideration the first order and second order exchange graphs. The Fermi momentum is determined by solving the number density equation without using iteration and is compared with that obtained by iteration. The ground state energy is found to stay positive in contrast to the iterative solution which becomes negative beyond a certain value ofr s .
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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation. Part of this work is based on the thesis submitted by D. Y. K. to the State University of New York at Buffalo for partial fulfillments for a Ph.D. degree.
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Kojima, D.Y., Isihara, A. Rigorous evaluation of the ring diagram contribution to the ground state energy of an electron gas. Phys cond Matter 18, 121–131 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456307
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456307