Slater-type orbital

Slater-type orbitals are functions used as atomic orbitals in the linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method. They are distinguished by the form of their radial component, which is given by

r = e^{− kx}.

They are named for physicist/chemist John C. Slater.

See also: Slater-type orbital, Atomic orbital, Chemistry, John C. Slater, Linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method, Physics