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Neutral-atom exterior-mass radii are claimed to have the Thomas--Fermi asymptotic $(81\pi^2/2)^{1/3}m^{-1/3}$ in the stated large-charge limits. The question retains these same parameters and conventions. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
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The universal radius containing all but m electrons of neutral atoms
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OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. Neutral-atom exterior-mass radii are claimed to have the Thomas--Fermi asymptotic $(81\pi^2/2)^{1/3}m^{-1/3}$ in the stated large-charge limits.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
For each integer nuclear charge $Z$, let $\Psi_Z$ be any normalized neutral ground state of \[ H_Z=\sum_{i=1}^Z(-\Delta_i/2-Z/|x_i|)+\sum_{i<j}|x_i-x_j|^{-1} \] on the spin-two antisymmetric space. With spin-summed density $\rho_{\Psi_Z}$, define $R_m(\Psi_Z)=\inf\{r:\int_{|x|>r}\rho_{\Psi_Z}\le m\}$. The source claims \[ \lim_{m\to\infty}m^{1/3}\limsup_{Z\to\infty,\ Z>m}R_m(\Psi_Z) =\lim_{m\to\infty}m^{1/3}\liminf_{Z\to\infty,\ Z>m}R_m(\Psi_Z) =\left(\frac{81\pi^2}{2}\right)^{1/3}. \] The inner limit holds $m$ fixed; the state remains neutral and has $Z$, rather than $Z-m$, electrons. Both $Z$ and $m$ tend through positive integers in the iterated limits.Outline of the argument
Conditional screening data are retained on expanding annuli. Compactness and a uniqueness argument identify the neutral limiting profile, whose integrated electron tails then determine both the upper and lower radius limits uniformly over ground states.Formal verification
For family 263, the documented entries give the large-$m$ ionization-energy coefficient and the generalized neutral outer-radius asymptotics. Fixed-$m$ limits and the general uniform excess-charge manuscript are not selected. The listed Comparator files areCoulombIonization.lean, CoulombRadii.lean. Named declarations include OAI.CoulombAtom.generalized_ionization. This site has not executed the Lean code. The scope descriptions do not certify the remaining manuscript arguments.Status caveat
OpenAI attributes these manuscripts to work by an internal model. Its release cautions that arguments without formalization can contain mistakes. This catalogue has not independently checked the proofs; the labels report the mathematical claims attributed to OpenAI.Sources
- OpenAI, Generalized outer-electron radii of neutral Coulomb atoms, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:Generalized-outer-electron-radii-of-neutral-Coulomb-atoms-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: intro:main. - Family 263: Lean scope.
- Comparator CoulombIonization.json.
- Comparator CoulombIonization.lean.
- Comparator CoulombRadii.json.
- Comparator CoulombRadii.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.