Bill Slater at 90

Generalized Slater and Static Polarizabilities

We present applications of the recently introduced “Generalized SIC-Slater” scheme which provides a simple Self-Interaction Correction approximation in the framework of the Optimized Effective Potential. We focus on the computation of static polarizabilities which are known to constitute stringent tests for Density Functional Theory. We apply the new method to model H4 chains, but also to more ...

William Kershaw Slater 1893-1970.

Transferable relativistic Dirac-Slater pseudopotentials

We present a method for constructing a scalar-relativistic pseudopotential that provides exact agreement with relativistic Dirac-Slater all-electron eigenvalues at the reference configuration. All-electron wave functions are self-consistently computed in the valence region at the exact all-electron scalar relativistic eigenvalues. This method improves transferability of the resulting pseudopote...

Hartley Slater and False Contradictions

In this note I say a few words about my interaction with the late Hartley Slater and his work. Si on appelle un chat un chat Cela évite les embrouilles Et on retombe toujours sur ses pattes Baron de Chambourcy 1 From Los Angeles to Helsinki: 20 years of friendship Barry Hartley Slater recently died (July 8, 2016). We are publishing in this issue of the South American Journal of Logic the paper ...

National Health Information Privacy Bill Generates Heat at SCAMC

With the introduction of the Bennett bill in the U.S. Senate (S.1360-the Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995), a great deal of attention is being focused on the issue of health information privacy. This bill is the result of the work of a bipartisan group of people from publicand private-sector organizations who have been working together over the past two years (and longer for some) to...