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Physically measurable quantities in quantum mechanics are associated with expectation values or matrix elements of the corresponding operators. It is therefore of fundamental importance to elaborate efficient methods for the calculation of such matrix elements. One of the most attractive features of the second quantized approach is its simplicity in evaluating matrix elements. To appreciate this, one must get some practice in the formalism.
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Surján, P.R. (1989). Evaluation of Matrix Elements. In: Second Quantized Approach to Quantum Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74755-7_5
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