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Angular‐momentum quantization applied to the Thomas‐Fermi atom
Author(s) -
Olszewski S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560280620
Subject(s) - physics , fermi gamma ray space telescope , angular momentum , angular momentum coupling , total angular momentum quantum number , quantization (signal processing) , fermi gas , electron , momentum (technical analysis) , azimuthal quantum number , atom (system on chip) , quantum mechanics , angular momentum operator , thomas–fermi model , quantum electrodynamics , mathematics , finance , algorithm , computer science , economics , embedded system
The Fermi momentum of an electron in a statistical atom can be considered as a vector sum of two components. The first represents the orbital movement of an electron and can be calculated from the quantum levels of the angular momentum. The second is the maximum progressive momentum of the same electron and can be obtained from the variational procedure given by Gombas. A new expression for the Fermi momentum leads to the modification of the Thomas‐Fermi statistical equation given by Barnes and Cowan.