  A method for constructing semianalytical strongly correlated wave functions
for single and molecular quantum dots is presented. It employs a two-step
approach of symmetry breaking at the Hartree-Fock level and of subsequent
restoration of total spin and angular momentum symmetries via Projection
Techniques. Illustrative applications are presented for the case of a
two-electron helium-like single quantum dot and a hydrogen-like quantum dot
molecule.
