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a r X i v : m a t h / 9 8 0 1 0 7 4 v 1 [ m a t h .S P ] 1 5 J a n 1 9 9 8 On the evaluation of the norm of an integral operator associated with the stability of one-electron atoms V.I.Burenkov and W.D.Evans February 1, 2008 Abstract The norm of an integral operator occurring in the partial wave decom- position of an operator B introduced by Brown and Ravenhall in a model for relativistic one-electron atoms is determined. The result implies that B is non-negative and has no eigenvalue at 0 when the nuclear charge does not exceed a specified critical value. 1 Introduction The operator r