Is the Smallest Eigenvalue Always the Ground State Energy?

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If I diagonalize the hamiltonian matrix ,I can get the eigenvalues , does the smallest eigenvalue always be the ground state energy?

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Jeff Chen said:

If I diagonalize the hamiltonian matrix ,I can get the eigenvalues , does the smallest eigenvalue always be the ground state energy?

The ground state, by definition, is the lowest energy level.

Is the Smallest Eigenvalue Always the Ground State Energy?

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