Abstract

In the framework of the variational Monte Carlo method, the ground states of the lithium atom and lithium like ions up to Z = 10 in an external strong magnetic field are evaluated. Furthermore, the two low-lying excited states , and of the lithium atom in strong magnetic field are also investigated. Simple trial wave functions for lithium are used.

Highlights

  • The properties of atoms in strong magnetic fields are relevant to several domains such as astrophysics, condensed matter physics, and plasma physics [1]

  • We present the results of calculating the energies of the first two excited states of the lithium atom in the external magnetic field

  • Our calculations for the ground and first two excited states are performed for magnetic field strengths ranging from zero up to γ = 100

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Summary

Introduction

The properties of atoms in strong magnetic fields are relevant to several domains such as astrophysics, condensed matter physics, and plasma physics [1]. Only hydrogen and helium atoms have been studied for magnetic fields of arbitrary strength [2]. The influence of a magnetic field on the properties of atoms and molecules is of great interest. The study of strongly magnetized atoms was first treated in a solid-state context. The absorption spectra of these excitons, when subjected to a magnetic field, display Zeeman effects [3]. The methods of treating the resulting problems arising from these topics have resulted in few studies of many-body effects in strong magnetic fields, i.e., in the field regime where perturbation theory is no longer applicable

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