{"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"We consider a large atom with nuclear charge Z described by non-relativistic quantum mechanics with classical or quantized electromagnetic field. We prove that the absolute ground state energy, allowing for minimizing over all possible self-generated electromagnetic fields, is given by the non-magnetic Thomas-Fermi theory to leading order in the simultaneous Z → ∞, α → 0 limit if Zα2 ≤ κ for some universal κ, where α is the fine structure constant."}],"date_created":"2018-12-11T11:59:26Z","status":"public","date_updated":"2021-01-12T06:59:29Z","intvolume":"       294","publication":"Communications in Mathematical Physics","date_published":"2010-02-01T00:00:00Z","quality_controlled":0,"day":"01","year":"2010","publist_id":"4136","author":[{"full_name":"László Erdös","first_name":"László","orcid":"0000-0001-5366-9603","id":"4DBD5372-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","last_name":"Erdös"},{"full_name":"Solovej, Jan P","first_name":"Jan","last_name":"Solovej"}],"extern":1,"page":"229 - 249","publisher":"Springer","publication_status":"published","volume":294,"issue":"1","title":"Ground state energy of large atoms in a self-generated magnetic field","month":"02","doi":"10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2","_id":"2756","citation":{"apa":"Erdös, L., &#38; Solovej, J. (2010). Ground state energy of large atoms in a self-generated magnetic field. <i>Communications in Mathematical Physics</i>. Springer. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2\">https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2</a>","short":"L. Erdös, J. Solovej, Communications in Mathematical Physics 294 (2010) 229–249.","mla":"Erdös, László, and Jan Solovej. “Ground State Energy of Large Atoms in a Self-Generated Magnetic Field.” <i>Communications in Mathematical Physics</i>, vol. 294, no. 1, Springer, 2010, pp. 229–49, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2\">10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2</a>.","chicago":"Erdös, László, and Jan Solovej. “Ground State Energy of Large Atoms in a Self-Generated Magnetic Field.” <i>Communications in Mathematical Physics</i>. Springer, 2010. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2\">https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2</a>.","ieee":"L. Erdös and J. Solovej, “Ground state energy of large atoms in a self-generated magnetic field,” <i>Communications in Mathematical Physics</i>, vol. 294, no. 1. Springer, pp. 229–249, 2010.","ista":"Erdös L, Solovej J. 2010. Ground state energy of large atoms in a self-generated magnetic field. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 294(1), 229–249.","ama":"Erdös L, Solovej J. Ground state energy of large atoms in a self-generated magnetic field. <i>Communications in Mathematical Physics</i>. 2010;294(1):229-249. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2\">10.1007/s00220-009-0869-2</a>"},"type":"journal_article"}