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Named after the British physicist Douglas Hartree (1897–1958).

noun hartrees

  1. The atomic unit of energy, defined as 2R_∞hc, where R_∞ is the Rydberg constant, h is the Planck constant and c is the speed of light. It equals 4.35974 attojoules.

Hartree²

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"hartree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hartree. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hartree. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hartree

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"hartree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hartree.

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@misc{hartree_2026,
  title = {hartree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hartree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}