Variational approach to a hydrogen atom in a uniform magnetic field of arbitrary strength

被引:13
作者
Bachmann, M [1 ]
Kleinert, H [1 ]
Pelster, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Free Univ Berlin, Inst Theoret Phys, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2000年 / 62卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.62.052509
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Extending the Feynman-Kleinert variational approach, we calculate the temperature-dependent effective classical potential governing the quantum statistics of a hydrogen atom in a uniform magnetic field at all temperatures. The zero-temperature limit yields the binding energy of the electron, which is quite accurate for all magnetic-field strengths, and exhibits, in particular, correct logarithmic growth at large fields.
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页码:052509 / 052501
页数:21
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