Asymptotics for Two-dimensional Atoms
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We prove that the ground state energy of an atom confined to two dimensions with an infinitely heavy nucleus of charge $Z>0$ and $N$ quantum electrons of charge -1 is $E(N,Z)=-{1/2}Z^2\ln Z+(E^{\TF}(\lambda)+{1/2}c^{\rm H})Z^2+o(Z^2)$ when $Z\to \infty$ and $N/Z\to \lambda$, where $E^{\TF}(\lambda)$ is given by a Thomas-Fermi type variational problem and $c^{\rm H}\approx -2.2339$ is an explicit constant. We also show that the radius of a two-dimensional neutral atom is unbounded when $Z\to \infty$, which is contrary to the expected behavior of three-dimensional atoms.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Annales Henri Poincare |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 333-362 |
Number of pages | 30 |
ISSN | 1424-0637 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
- Faculty of Science - Mathematical Phyics
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Links
- http://arxiv.org/abs/1102.4229
Accepted author manuscript
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