Home › Forums › density functional theory › the Born-Oppenheimer approximation › BO approximation not valid This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Maxim Vermorgen. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts September 28, 2024 at 12:33 pm #11347 Maxim VermorgenParticipant In one of my quantum mechanics courses, we saw that the BO approximation is no longer valid when electronic potential energy surfaces come close to each other or even cross. Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In