Abstract
A variational, many-body wavefunction containing correlations only between independent pairs of particles is discussed. A cluster expansion for the energy is obtained as a sum of connected diagrams, which for bosons is summed to give an exact expression for the variational energy. For a repulsive Yukawa potential the solution to the variational equation gives over half of the full correlation energy at all densities.
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