The energy of a many-particle system is not convex with respect to particle number for r−k interparticle repulsion potentials if k > log34 ≈ 1.262. With such potentials, some finite electronic systems have ionization potentials that are less than the electron affinity: they have negative band gap (chemical hardness). Although the energy may be a convex function of the number of electrons (for which k = 1), it suggests that finding an analytic proof of convexity will be very difficult. The bound on k is postulated to be tight. An apparent signature of non-convex behavior is that the Dyson orbital corresponding to the lowest-energy mode of electron attachment has a vanishingly small amplitude.
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