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    Theorems on ground-state phase transitions in Kohn-Sham models given by the Coulomb density functional

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    Some theorems on derivatives of the Coulomb density functional with respect to the coupling constant λ\lambda are given. Consider an electron density nGS(r)n_{GS}({\bf r}) given by a ground state. A model Fermion system with the reduced coupling constant, λ<1\lambda<1, is defined to reproduce nGS(r)n_{GS}({\bf r}) and the ground state energy. Fixing the charge density, possible phase transitions as level crossings detected in a value of the reduced density functional happen only at discrete points along the λ\lambda axis. If the density is vv-representable also for λ<1\lambda<1, accumulation of phase transition points is forbidden when λ→1\lambda\rightarrow 1. Relevance of the theorems for the multi-reference density functional theory is discussed.Comment: 19 page
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