%0 Journal Article %T The Ground State Energy of Heavy Atoms: the Leading Correction %A Michael Handrek %A Heinz Siedentop %J Physics %D 2014 %I arXiv %R 10.1007/s00220-015-2413-x %X For heavy atoms (large atomic number $Z$) described by no-pair operators in the Furry picture we find the ground state's leading energy correction. We compare the result with (semi-)empirical values and Schwinger's prediction showing more than qualitative agreement. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.5811v1