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Ihm and Cohen have stated that it is not true that the zero of potential in a Wigner solid is arbitrary. We argue that it is arbitrary by demonstrating that the value obtained depends on how one performs a conditionally convergent Coulomb summation. We also derive the formula for the zero of energy in a semi-infinite crystal where it is a well-defined quantity.
Leonard Kleinman (1981) studied this question.