The Hamiltonian of the quantum dot is given by
\hat{H} = \hat{H}_0 + \hat{V},where \hat{H}_0 is the many-body HO Hamiltonian, and \hat{V} is the inter-electron Coulomb interactions. In dimensionless units,
\hat{V}= \sum_{i < j}^N \frac{1}{r_{ij}},with r_{ij}=\sqrt{\mathbf{r}_i^2 - \mathbf{r}_j^2} .