In Section 2.3.6 of Szabo & Ostlund's Modern Quantum Chemistry, the exchange integral has the form of
∫dr1dr2ψ∗a(r1)ψb(r1)1r12ψ∗a(r2)ψb(r2)
or ⟨ab|ba⟩ in physicists' notation. According to this textbook (and many other books), ⟨ab|ba⟩ is positive. The conclusion seems obvious but I just cannot find a proof. Is there any simple reason that ⟨ab|ba⟩ must be positive?
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