Asymptotics for two-dimensional atoms

Abstract: We prove that the ground state energy of an atom confined to two dimensions with an infinitely heavy nucleus of charge

Z > 0

and

N

quantum electrons of charge -1 is

E (N, Z) = - 1 / 2 Z^{2} l n Z + (E^{T F} (l a m b d a) + 1 / 2 c^{m H}) Z^{2} + o (Z^{2})

when

Z o i n f t y

and

N / Z o l a m b d a

, where

E^{T F} (l a m b d a)

is given by a Thomas-Fermi type variational problem and

c^{m H} a p p r o x - 2.2339

is an explicit constant. We also show that the radius of a two-dimensional neutral atom is unbounded when

Z o i n f t y

, which is contrary to the expected behavior of three-dimensional atoms.

Review text

The authors consider an atom confined to two dimensions. It has a fixed nucleus of charge \(Z > 0\) and \(N\) non-relativistic quantum electrons of charge \(-1\). The system is described by the Hamiltonian \(H_{N,z}=\sum_{i=1}^N\bigg(\frac{1}{2}\Delta_i-\frac{Z}{|x_i|}\bigg)+ \sum_{1\leq i<j\leq N}\frac{1}{|x_i-x_j|}\) acting on the antisymmetric space \(\bigwedge_{i=1}^NL^2(R^2)\). The ground state energy of the system is the bottom of the spectrum of \(H_{N,Z}\), denoted by \(E(N,Z)\). In this paper it is established that the ground state energy is given by \(E(N,Z) = -\frac{1}{2}Z^2\ln Z+(E^{TF}(\lambda)+\frac{1}{2}c^H)Z^2+o(Z^2)\) when \(Z\to\infty\) and \(N/Z\to \lambda\), where \(E^{TF}(\lambda)\) is given by a Thomas-Fermi type variational problem and \(c^H\) is an exlicitely given constant. It is shown that the radius of a two-dimensional neutral atom is unbounded when \(Z\to\infty\), which is not expected in three-dimensional atoms.

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