On the proof of the principle of maximum
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K.L. Sebastian
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Article
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1994
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Elsevier Science
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English
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It has been suggested that molecules arrange their electronic structure to be such that they have the maximum hardness, this being referred to as the principle of maximum hardness. This principle has been claimed to have been proved rigorously. We show that the proof is in error.