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    Cesar Augusto
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    The Born-Oppenheimer approximation is valid when there is a clear separation of time scales between the slow motion of the nuclei and the fast motion of the electrons. When this separation does not exist, or when the coupling between nuclear and electronic motions is strong, the approximation fails.

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