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A variational ground-state estimate has E(a)=1.5a22a/πE(a) = 1.5\,a - 2\sqrt{2a/\pi}. Minimizing over the parameter aa gives the closed-form result Emin=4/(3π)E_{min} = -4/(3\pi). What is EminE_{min} numerically?