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Integrations of the charge density between the critical points of ∇2ρ(r) show that these points are not suitable as definitions of atomic shell boundaries. A comparison with the corresponding scheme based on D(r) favors the latter. Minima in D(r) and corresponding shell populations are tabulated for 55≤Z≤92.
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Schmider et al. (1991) studied this question.
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