Finite perturbation calculations for the static dipole polarizabilities of the first-row atoms

Static dipole polarizabilities are calculated from self-consistent-- field and highly correlated wave functions for the ground states of the atoms Li through Ne. The correlation contributions to the polarizabilities are found to vary between - 16% for Be and + 14% for F. The polarizabilities as obtained from the coupled-electron-pair approximation are expected to be accurate to about 2%. (AIP)