Canuto and Kelly 1972

Canuto, V., and D.C. Kelly, 1972: Hydrogen atom in intense magnetic field. Astrophys. Space Sci., 17, 277-291, doi:10.1007/BF00642901.

The structure of a hydrogen atom situated in an intense magnetic field is investigated. Three approaches are employed. An elementary Bohr picture establishes a crucial magnetic field strength, H_a ≃ 5×10⁹ G. Fields in excess of H_a are intense in that they are able to modify the charac- teristic atomic scales of length and binding energy. A second approach solves the Schrödinger equation by a combination of variational methods and perturbation theory. It yields analytic expressions for the wave functions and energy eigenvalues. A third approach determines the energy eigenvalues by reducing the Schrödinger equation to a one-dimensional wave equation, which is then solved numerically. Energy eigenvalues are tabulated for field strengths of 2×10¹⁰ G and 2×10¹² G. It is found that at 2×10¹² G the lowest energy eigenvalue is changed from -13.6 eV to about -180 eV in agreement with previous variational computations.

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Canuto, V., and Kelly, D.C.: Hydrogen atom in intense magnetic field, Astrophys. Space Sci., 17, 277-291, doi:10.1007/BF00642901, 1972.

Canuto, V., and D.C. Kelly (1972), Hydrogen atom in intense magnetic field, Astrophys. Space Sci., 17, 277-291, doi:10.1007/BF00642901.

Canuto, V., and D.C. Kelly, 1972: Hydrogen atom in intense magnetic field. Astrophys. Space Sci., 17, 277-291, doi:10.1007/BF00642901.

Canuto, V., & Kelly, D.C. 1972, Astrophys. Space Sci., 17, 277, doi:10.1007/BF00642901.

Canuto V, Kelly DC. Hydrogen atom in intense magnetic field, Astrophys Space Sci 1972;17:277-291. doi:10.1007/BF00642901.

V. Canuto, D.C. Kelly, Astrophys. Space Sci. 17, 277-291, doi:10.1007/BF00642901 (1972).