CIRCULAR RYDBERG STATES OF THE HYDROGEN-ATOM IN A MAGNETIC-FIELD

Dimensional perturbation theory is used to study circular Rydberg states (|m|=n-11) and other large |m| states of the hydrogen atom in a uniform magnetic field. Because of a degeneracy between states of increased angular momentum and states of increased Cartesian dimensionality, the accuracy of the zeroth-order D→ limit and a dimensional perturbation expansion improves significantly for states with larger |m|. In contrast to other approaches, this method is applicable to the entire range of magnetic field strengths. Energies and expectation values are presented as functions of the field strength. © 1995 The American Physical Society.