The magnetic field generated by an electron bound in angular-momentum eigenstates
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The magnetic field generated by an electron bound in a spherically symmetric potential is calculated for eigenstates of the orbital and total angular momentum. General expressions are presented for the current density in such states and the magnetic field is calculated through the vector potential, which is obtained from the current density by direct integration. The method is applied to the hydrogen atom, for which we reproduce and extend known results.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9901003,
title = {The magnetic field generated by an electron bound in angular-momentum eigenstates},
author = {K. Ayuel and P. F. de Chatel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9901003},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
This article is a long version of our article which will appear in Eur. J.phys.20. It contains 22 pages 3 figures