Symplectic manifolds, coadjoint orbits, and mean field theory (Q1081917)

The Hartree-Fock equation is a self-consistent model of many-electron states near a positively charged nucleus. A geometrical interpretation of the equation as critical point equation for a function on a complex Grassmann manifold is given. The corresponding time-dependent Hartree-Fock equation is interpreted as Hamiltonian system on the manifold considered as homogeneous symplectic manifold of the unitary group.