Comment on Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 236 (2003) 281 paper by A. M. Oles "Orbital ordering and orbital fluctuations in transition metal oxides"
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We argue that the 3A2 state considered by Oles in Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 236 (2003) 281 for the d2 system occurring in the V3+ ion in V2O3 and LaVO3 as well as in Ti2+ ion in TiO and in many other oxides is wrong. The proper ground state is 3T1g - its 9-fold degeneracy is further split in a crystal by intra-atomic spin-orbit interactions and lattice distortions.
2 pages in RevTeX 4, submitted to Phys. Stat. Sol. B 2004-06-28, registered under No 04062802
2 pages in RevTeX 4, submitted to Phys. Stat. Sol. B 2004-06-28, registered under No 04062802