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What important approximation in molecular wave functions is Oppenheimer known for?
Born–Oppenheimer approximation
Schrödinger equation
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Pauli exclusion principle
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, along with Max Born, developed the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wave functions. This approximation is a key concept in quantum chemistry and simplifies the calculation of molecular energies and wave functions.
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