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hund’s coupling

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Hund’s coupling is a fundamental intra-atomic electron-electron interaction that describes the energetic preference for electrons occupying degenerate orbitals to align their spins parallelly, thereby maximizing the total spin quantum number for a given electronic configuration. This interaction is a key determinant of the electronic ground state, significantly influencing magnetic properties such as ferromagnetism, driving transitions between low-spin and high-spin states, and defining angular momentum coupling schemes in atomic, molecular, and condensed matter systems.

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ED

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

GV

Daresbury Laboratory

MC

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

JS

Jagiellonian University

GK

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

Upton, United States

Warsaw, Poland

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, United States