A derivation of the exact pi-electron hamiltonian

The exact pi-electron hamiltonian is derived from the full many-electron Schrödinger equation. The derivation employs techniques which also enable the development of open shell generalized perturbation theory. The parameters occurring in the pi-hamiltonian are therefore amenable to calculation using the approximate theories and methods of Sinano?lu, Nesbet, Kelly, etc. To a good approximation, the pi-hamiltonian is found to be generally consistent with its customarily assumed form.