Wavefunctions for a hydrogen atom in a magnetic field based on some local properties

Citation
S. Ghosh et Sh. Patil, Wavefunctions for a hydrogen atom in a magnetic field based on some local properties, J PHYS B, 34(17), 2001, pp. 3535-3542
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09534075 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
17
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3535 - 3542
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(20010914)34:17<3535:WFAHAI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We have analysed some local properties of the energy eigenfunctions of a hy drogen atom in a magnetic field, in the domains where the electron is close to, or far away from, the nucleus. Based on these local properties, we hav e developed simple, model energy eigenfunctions for the ground state, for t he lowest energy m = 0 odd z-parity state, and for the lowest energy m = -1 state. These parameter-free wavefunctions predict fairly accurate values f or the energies over the entire range of the magnetic field, and provide a clear insight into the physical structure of the wavefunctions.