The hydrogen atom in electric and magnetic fields : Pauli's 1926 article
Quantum Physics
2009-11-07 v2 Physics Education
Abstract
The results obtained by Pauli, in his 1926 article on the hydrogen atom, made essential use of the dynamical so(4) symmetry of the bound states. Pauli used this symmetry to compute the perturbed energy levels of an hydrogen atom in a uniform electric field (Stark effect) and in uniform electric and magnetic fields. Although the experimental check of the single Stark effect on the hydrogen atom has been studied experimentally, Pauli's results in mixed fields have been studied only for Rydberg states of rubidium atoms in crossedfields and lithium atoms in parallel fields.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0212010,
title = {The hydrogen atom in electric and magnetic fields : Pauli's 1926 article},
author = {G. Valent},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0212010},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages, latex file, 2 figures