Characterization of the critical magnetic field in the Dirac-Coulomb equation

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dc.creatorDolbeault, Jean
dc.creatorEsteban, Maria J.
dc.creatorLoss, Michael
dc.date2007-12-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:51:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:51:14Z
dc.descriptionWe consider a relativistic hydrogenic atom in a strong magnetic field. The ground state level depends on the strength of the magnetic field and reaches the lower end of the spectral gap of the Dirac-Coulomb operator for a certain critical value, the critical magnetic field. We also define a critical magnetic field in a Landau level ansatz. In both cases, when the charge Z of the nucleus is not too small, these critical magnetic fields are huge when measured in Tesla, but not so big when the equation is written in dimensionless form. When computed in the Landau level ansatz, orders of magnitude of the critical field are correct, as well as the dependence in Z. The computed value is however significantly too big for a large Z, and the wave function is not well approximated. Hence, accurate numerical computations involving the Dirac equation cannot systematically rely on the Landau level ansatz. Our approach is based on a scaling property. The critical magnetic field is characterized in terms of an equivalent eigenvalue problem. This is our main analytical result, and also the starting point of our numerical scheme.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3972
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3972
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/144864
dc.subjectAnalysis of PDEs
dc.subject35Q40; 35Q75; 46N50; 81Q10; 34L40; 35P05; 47A05; 47N50; 81V45
dc.titleCharacterization of the critical magnetic field in the Dirac-Coulomb equation
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