Semianalytic theory of Rydberg electron diamagnetism
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 45 (7) , 4776-4791
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.45.4776
Abstract
The dynamics of a Rydberg electron in a magnetic field is examined for clues to the analytic structure of the electron wave function. A multichannel phase-amplitude formulation proves successful in the intermediate range of radial distances, where the onset of diamagnetism reshapes the Coulomb wave functions. Numerical integration of first-order equations in this range serves to illustrate the evolution of wave functions.Keywords
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