Prof. Dr. hab. Radosław Szmytkowski
Atomic Physics Division
Department of Atomic Physics and Luminescence
Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics
Gdańsk University of Technology
ul. Narutowicza 11/12
PL 80-233 Gdańsk
Poland
e-mail: radek[at]mif.pg.gda.pl
tel.: +48-58-3472312
fax: +48-58-3472821
RESEARCH AREAS
- Theoretical physics:
- Atomic physics
- Scattering theory of waves and particles
- Optics of gradient-index (GRIN) media
- Mathematical physics and applied mathematics:
- Special functions
- Boundary value and eigenvalue problems of mathematical
physics
PUBLICATIONS AND E-PRINTS
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BOOK
R. Szmytkowski
Metoda R-macierzy dla równań Schrödingera
i Diraca
[R-matrix Method for the Schrödinger and Dirac Equations]
(in Polish)
(Wydawnictwo Politechniki Gdańskiej, Gdańsk, 1999)
ISBN 83-88007-03-3 [preprint: PS | PDF]
(Original printed version of this book is available from the
author, free of charge, upon request.)
JOURNAL PAPERS, CONFERENCE PAPERS AND E-PRINTS
(reverse chronological order)
2012
- R. Szmytkowski
Alternative approach to the solution of the momentum-space
Schrödinger equation for bound states of the
N-dimensional Coulomb problem
Ann. Phys. (Germany) in press
- R. Szmytkowski
Erratum to "Formulas and Theorems for the Special Functions of
Mathematical Physics", 3rd ed., by W. Magnus, F. Oberhettinger,
R. P. Soni (Springer, Berlin, 1966)
Math. Comput. in press
- R. Szmytkowski
Some integrals and series involving the Gegenbauer polynomials
and the Legendre functions on the cut (-1,1)
Integral Transforms Spec. Funct. in press
arXiv:1107.2680v2
[PDF]
- P. Stefańska, R. Szmytkowski
Electric and magnetic dipole shielding constants for the ground
state of the relativistic hydrogen-like atom: Application of the
Sturmian expansion of the generalized Dirac-Coulomb Green function
Int. J. Quantum Chem. 112 (2012) 1363-72
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
On parameter derivatives of the associated Legendre function of
the first kind (with applications to the construction of the
associated Legendre function of the second kind of integer degree
and order)
J. Math. Anal. Appl. 386 (2012) 332-42
[PDF]
2011
- R. Szmytkowski, P. Stefańska
Magnetic field-induced electric quadrupole moment in the ground
state of the relativistic hydrogen-like atom: Application of the
Sturmian expansion of the generalized Dirac-Coulomb Green
function
arXiv:1110.6529v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Alternative construction of the closed form of the Green's
function for the wavized Maxwell fish-eye problem
arXiv:1107.1768v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, P. Stefańska
Comment on "Four-component relativistic theory for NMR
parameters: Unified formulation and numerical assessment of
different approaches" [J. Chem. Phys. 130, 144102 (2009)]
arXiv:1102.1811v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
On the derivative of the associated Legendre function of the
first kind of integer order with respect to its degree (with
applications to the construction of the associated Legendre
function of the second kind of integer degree and order)
J. Math. Chem. 49 (2011) 1436-77
[PDF]
arXiv:0907.3217v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Green's function for the wavized Maxwell fish-eye problem
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44 (2011) 065203/1-14
[PDF]
arXiv:1107.1466v1
[PDF]
2010
- R. Szmytkowski
A Hartree-Fock approach to the Steklov eigenproblem for a
two-electron atom in an s2 state
Theor. Chem. Acc. 127 (2010) 231-5
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, S. Bielski
An orthogonality relation for the Whittaker functions of the
second kind of imaginary order
Integral Transforms Spec. Funct. 21 (2010) 739-44
[PDF]
arXiv:0910.1492v2
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, S. Bielski
Comment on the orthogonality of the Macdonald functions of
imaginary order
J. Math. Anal. Appl. 365 (2010) 195-7
[PDF]
arXiv:0909.4232v1
[PDF]
2009
- R. Szmytkowski
Some differentiation formulas for Legendre polynomials
arXiv:0910.4715v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
A note on parameter derivatives of classical orthogonal
polynomials
arXiv:0901.2639v3
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
On the derivative of the associated Legendre function of the
first kind of integer degree with respect to its order (with
applications to the construction of the associated Legendre
function of the second kind of integer degree and order)
J. Math. Chem. 46 (2009) 231-60
[PDF]
2007
- R. Szmytkowski
Addendum to 'On the derivative of the Legendre function of the
first kind with respect to its degree'
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 (2007) 14887-91
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Recurrence and differential relations for spherical spinors
J. Math. Chem. 42 (2007) 397-413
[PDF]
arXiv:1011.3433v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Closed forms of the Green's function and the generalized Green's
function for the Helmholtz operator on the N-dimensional
unit sphere
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 (2007) 995-1009
[PDF]
2006
- R. Szmytkowski
On the derivative of the Legendre function of the first kind with
respect to its degree
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39 (2006) 15147-72
[PDF]
Corrigendum: J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 (2007) 7819-20
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Closed form of the generalized Green's function for the Helmholtz
operator on the two-dimensional unit sphere
J. Math. Phys. 47 (2006) 063506/1-11
[PDF]
- S. Bielski, R. Szmytkowski
Dirichlet-to-Neumann and Neumann-to-Dirichlet embedding methods
for bound states of the Dirac equation
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39 (2006) 7359-81
[PDF]
- K. Mielewczyk, R. Szmytkowski
Stark-induced magnetic anapole moment in the ground state of the
relativistic hydrogenlike atom: Application of the Sturmian
expansion of the generalized Dirac-Coulomb Green function
Phys. Rev. A 73 (2006) 022511/1-11
[PDF]
Erratum: Phys. Rev. A 73 (2006) 039908
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Reply to "Comment on `Zero-range potentials for Dirac particles:
Scattering and related continuum problems'"
Phys. Rev. A 73 (2006) 026702/1-5
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Relationship betwen the static dipole polarizability and the
static dipole magnetizability of the relativistic hydrogenlike
atom
Chem. Phys. Lett. 419 (2006) 537-9
[PDF]
Erratum: [PDF]
2005
- R. Szmytkowski
Some summation formulae for spherical spinors
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38 (2005) 8993-9005
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Zero-range potentials for Dirac particles: Scattering and related
continuum problems
Phys. Rev. A 71 (2005) 052708/1-19
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, M. Gruchowski
Ingoing and outgoing waves in the non-relativistic theory of
photoionization
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 94 (2005) 127-36
[PDF]
2004
- R. Szmytkowski, M. Gruchowski
Eigenchannel method for nonrelativistic scattering from zero-range
potentials
Phys. Rev. A 70 (2004) 062719/1-10
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, S. Bielski
Dirichlet-to-Neumann and Neumann-to-Dirichlet embedding methods
for bound states of the Schrödinger equation
Phys. Rev. A 70 (2004) 042103/1-12
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, K. Mielewczyk
Gordon decomposition of the static dipole polarizability of the
relativistic hydrogen-like atom: application of the Sturmian
expansion of the first-order Dirac-Coulomb Green function
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 37 (2004) 3961-72
[PDF]
- M. Gruchowski, R. Szmytkowski
The finite-volume Dirac-Hartree-Fock method for confined
relativistic many-electron systems
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37 (2004) 7783-98
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, K. Mielewczyk
Exact analytical scattering lengths for a class of long-range
potentials with r - 4 asymptotics
Phys. Rev. A 69 (2004) 064701/1-4
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Eigenchannel method in quantum potential scattering
Ann. Phys. (N.Y.) 311 (2004) 503-40
[PDF]
Erratum: [PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, S. Bielski
Variational principles for bound states of Schrödinger and Dirac
equations allowing the use of discontinuous trial functions
Int. J. Quantum Chem. 97 (2004) 966-76
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Fizyka na politechnice w Gdańsku w latach 1904-45
[Physics at the technical university in Gdańsk in the years
1904-45] (in Polish)
Pismo PG 12 (4) (2004) 11-3
[PDF]
2003
- R. Szmytkowski
Derivation of Schwinger variational principles
Phys. Lett. A 319 (2003) 233-9
[PDF]
- M. Gruchowski, R. Szmytkowski
Relativistic theory of photoionization of one-electron systems: an
eigenchannel R-matrix approach
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 68 (2003) 143-6
[PDF]
2002
- R. Szmytkowski
Magnetizability of the relativistic hydrogen-like atom: application of
the Sturmian expansion of the first-order Dirac-Coulomb Green function
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 35 (2002) 1379-91
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Larmor diamagnetism and Van Vleck paramagnetism in relativistic quantum
theory: The Gordon decomposition approach
Phys. Rev. A 65 (2002) 032112/1-8
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Dynamic polarizability of the relativistic hydrogenlike atom:
Application of the Sturmian expansion of the Dirac-Coulomb Green
function
Phys. Rev. A 65 (2002) 012503/1-8
[PDF]
2001
- R. Szmytkowski
Discontinuities in Dirac eigenfunction expansions
J. Math. Phys. 42 (2001) 4606-17
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, M. Gruchowski
Completeness of the Dirac oscillator eigenfunctions
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 34 (2001) 4991-7
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Analogs of the Hellmann-Feynman theorem in the R-matrix
theory
Phys. Lett. A 280 (2001) 105-13
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Variational R-matrix methods for many-electron systems:
Unified relativistic theory
Phys. Rev. A 63 (2001) 062704/1-14
[PDF]
2000
- R. Szmytkowski, B. Żywicka-Możejko
Sturmian basis functions for the harmonic oscillator
Phys. Rev. A 62 (2000) 022104/1-6
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Remarks on completeness of many-electron Sturmians
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33 (2000) 4553-9
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Variational R-matrix methods for many-electron systems:
Unified nonrelativistic theory
Phys. Rev. A 61 (2000) 022725/1-18
[PDF]
Erratum: Phys. Rev. A 66 (2002) 029901
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
The Dirac-Coulomb Sturmians in the Z=0 limit: properties
and applications to series expansions of the Dirac Green function
and the Dirac plane wave
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33 (2000) 427-41
[PDF]
1999
- R. Szmytkowski
Addendum to "The Dirac-Coulomb Sturmians and the series expansion
of the Dirac-Coulomb Green function: application to the relativistic
polarizability of the hydrogen-like atom" [J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt.
Phys. 30 (1997) 825-61, (E) 30 (1997) 2747]
arXiv:physics/9902050v1
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, Cz. Szmytkowski
Scalar wave diffraction from zero-range scatterers
J. Math. Chem. 26 (1999) 243-54
[PDF]
1998
- R. Szmytkowski
Operator formulation of Wigner's R-matrix theories for the
Schrödinger and Dirac equations
J. Math. Phys. 39 (1998) 5231-52
[PDF]
Erratum: J. Math. Phys. 40 (1999) 4181
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Comment on "A simpler solution of the Dirac equation in a Coulomb
potential," by B. Goodman and S. R. Ignjatović
[Am. J. Phys. 65 (3), 214-221 (1997)]
Am. J. Phys. 66 (1998) 635
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Unified construction of variational R-matrix methods for the
Dirac equation
Phys. Rev. A 57 (1998) 4351-64
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
The continuum Schrödinger-Coulomb and Dirac-Coulomb Sturmian
functions
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31 (1998) 4963-90
[PDF]
Erratum: J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31 (1998) 7415-6
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
A generalization of Wigner's R-matrix method
Phys. Lett. A 237 (1998) 319-30
[PDF]
1997
- R. Szmytkowski, Cz. Szmytkowski
Quantum proximity resonances
Phys. Lett. A 235 (1997) 217-21
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
A unified construction of variational R-matrix methods: I. The
Schrödinger equation
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 30 (1997) 4413-38
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
The Dirac-Coulomb Sturmians and the series expansion of the
Dirac-Coulomb Green function: application to the relativistic
polarizability of the hydrogen-like atom
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 30 (1997) 825-61
[PDF]
Erratum: J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 30 (1997) 2747
[PDF]
Addendum: arXiv:physics/9902050v1
[PDF]
1996
- R. Szmytkowski, J. Hinze
Kapur-Peierls and Wigner R-matrix theories for the Dirac
equation
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 29 (1996) 6125-41
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, J. Hinze
Convergence of the non-relativistic and relativistic
R-matrix expansions at the reaction volume boundary
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 29 (1996) 761-77
[PDF]
[Erratum: J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 29 (1996) 3800-1
[HTML]]
- R. Szmytkowski
Analytical independent-particle model for electron scattering by argon
at low energy
Few-Body Syst. 20 (1996) 175-80
[PDF]
1995
- R. Szmytkowski
Analytical calculations of scattering lengths in atomic physics
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 28 (1995) 7333-45
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, Cz. Szmytkowski
Collisions of fast electrons with positronium atoms
Nuovo Cimento D 17 (1995) 1007-18
[PDF]
[preprint: Cz. Szmytkowski, R. Szmytkowski
Collisions of fast electrons with positronium atoms
Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Gdańskiej Fizyka
30 (1994) 27-40]
- R. Szmytkowski
The relativistic multi-channel variable phase method for solving
asymptotic equations in electron-atom and electron-ion scattering
Comput. Phys. Commun. 90 (1995) 244-50
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, A. M. Alhasan
Relativistic calculations of static electric polarizabilities for
alkaline-earth-metals and their isoelectronic sequences
Phys. Scr. 52 (1995) 309-12
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Calculation of the electron-scattering lengths for rare-gas atoms
Phys. Rev. A 51 (1995) 853-4
[PDF]
1994
- R. Szmytkowski, J. E. Sienkiewicz
Elastic scattering of electrons by strontium and barium atoms
Phys. Rev. A 50 (1994) 4007-12
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Elastic positron scattering from krypton and xenon in the
relativistic polarized orbital approximation
Acta Phys. Pol. A 86 (1994) 309-14
- R. Szmytkowski, J. E. Sienkiewicz
Spin polarization of slow electrons elastically scattered from
xenon atoms
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 27 (1994) 2277-82
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, J. E. Sienkiewicz
Spin polarization of slow electrons elastically scattered from
mercury, cadmium and zinc atoms
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 27 (1994) 555-63
[PDF]
- Cz. Szmytkowski, R. Szmytkowski
On the contribution of higher partial waves to scattering by the
long-range inverse power potentials
Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Gdańskiej Fizyka 30 (1994)
19-25
1993
- R. Szmytkowski
Elastic positron scattering from zinc and cadmium in the relativistic
polarized orbital approximation
Acta Phys. Pol. A 84 (1993) 1035-40
- R. Szmytkowski
Theoretical study of low-energy positron scattering on alkaline-earth
atoms in the relativistic polarized orbital approximation
J. Phys. II (France) 3 (1993) 183-9
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
The elastic positron scattering from mercury in the relativistic
polarized orbital method
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 26 (1993) 535-45
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski, A. M. Alhasan
Relativistic polarized orbital calculations of polarizabilities for
the alkaline-earth-metals and their isoelectronic sequences
Bull. Fac. Sci. Assiut Univ. Phys. 22 (1993) 25-45
1992
- R. Szmytkowski
Charged particle in the uniform static magnetic field: An operator
solution to the classical problem
Am. J. Phys. 60 (1992) 945
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Obliczanie momentów bezwładności niektórych
brył symetrycznych
[Calculations of moments of inerta of some symmetric solids] (in
Polish)
Fizyka w Szkole 38 (5) (1992) 270-2
1991
- R. Szmytkowski
The relativistic polarized orbital theory of the elastic electron and
positron scattering from closed shell atoms
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 24 (1991) 3895-904
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
On the exact calculation of the scattering lengths for long range
potentials II. Lenz potentials
Acta Phys. Pol. A 79 (1991) 613-8
1990
- R. Szmytkowski
On the exact calculation of the scattering lengths for long range
potentials I. The inverse power potentials
Acta Phys. Pol. A 78 (1990) 517-22
- R. Szmytkowski
Calculation of the electron scattering lengths for noble atoms
Fizika (Zagreb) 22 (1990) 481-7
- R. Szmytkowski
Jak obliczyć momenty bezwładności bez całkowania
[How to calculate moments of inertia without integration] (in
Polish)
Delta (11) (1990) 10-1
1988
- R. Szmytkowski
Simple method of calculation of moments of inertia
Am. J. Phys. 56 (1988) 754-6
[PDF]
- R. Szmytkowski
Matrix elements of long-range potentials with Gaussian cut-off
function over Cartesian Gaussian functions
in: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference for Physics
Students, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 6-10 September 1988
(International Association of Physics Students, Budapest, 1988),
pp. 75-80
1987
- R. Szmytkowski
Moment bezwładności w geometrii
[Moment of inertia in geometry] (in Polish)
Delta (1) (1987) 6-8
THESES SUPERVISED (reverse chronological order)
- Doctoral theses:
- Krzysztof Mielewczyk
Dirac one-electron atom in a weak electric field
Ph.D. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
March 2008
- Sebastian Bielski
DtN and NtD operator methods for bound states of the
Schrödinger and Dirac equations
Ph.D. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2007
- Marek Gruchowski
Application of the R-matrix method to photodetachment
from negative atomic ions with two valence electrons
Ph.D. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
October 2006
- Master theses:
- Janusz Przewocki
Separation of the Dirac and Helmholtz equations, with
applications to diffraction problems
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology, July 2010
- Aleksandra Honik
Tsunami
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
September 2007
- Emilia Koska
Physics of ball-lightning
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
July 2007
- Marcin Królik
The Dirac electron interacting with a plane electromagnetic
wave
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
July 2003
- Remigiusz Augusiak
Electron scattering from nonlocal separable potentials
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2003
- Maciej Demianowicz
Resonances in scattering from nonlocal separable
potentials
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2003
- Justyna Kunicka
Hyperfine structure of energy levels of the relativistic
hydrogenlike atom
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2003
- Klaudia Wrzask
The Dirac oscillator in three dimensions
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2003
- Adam Roman
Orthogonal Lagrange functions and their applications in
nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
January 2003
- Sebastian Bielski
Electron scattering from two-center systems
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Techology,
September 2002
- Krzysztof Mielewczyk
The Hartree-Fock method for closed-shell atoms in an external
electric field
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2002
- Marcin Wiśniewski
The perturbed Dirac-Hartree-Fock method for closed-shell atoms
in magnetic fields
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2002
- Marek Gruchowski
The Dirac-Hartree-Fock method for confined atoms
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
August 2001
- Piotr Kowalczyk
The Hartree-Fock method for confined closed-shell
atoms
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
August 2001
- Justyna Baranowska
Electron scattering from systems of zero-range
potentials
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2001
- Katarzyna Włodarczyk
Orthogonal Dirac-Coulomb Sturmian functions
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2000
- Anna Poziemska-Siekiera
The Hartree-Fock method for two-electron atoms
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 2000
- Julita Roch
Electron collisions with two-level systems
M.Sc. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
November 1999
- Marek Krośnicki
Relativistic theory of potential scattering
M.Sc.
Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
June 1998
- Engineer theses:
- Jędrzej Paśnicki
Optical geometric properties of spherical and spheroidal
lenses
Eng. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology, January 2011
- Julia Stasińska
Convergence of expansions in Schrödinger and Dirac
eigenfunctions, with an application to the R-matrix theory
Eng. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology, June 2010
- Robert Krawczyk
The Dirac oscillator problem in two spatial dimensions
Eng. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
February 2003
- Wojciech Uss
Some singular spectral problem possessing an analytical
solution
Eng. Thesis, Gdańsk University of Technology,
February 2003
TEACHING (in Polish)
Wszystkie przedstawione niżej materiały mogą być
wykorzystywane wyłącznie do celów edukacyjnych w
ramach prowadzonych przeze mnie przedmiotów!
Konsultacje w czasie sesji:
- sesja podstawowa: 18 I 2012 (środa), godz. 12.15-13.00,
p. 126b GG
- sesja poprawkowa: 2 II 2012 (czwartek), godz. 10.15-11.00,
p. 126b GG
Przedmioty prowadzone w semestrze zimowym 2011/12:
-
Mechanika klasyczna
(III semestr Fizyki Stosowanej I)
-
Fizyka atomu i cząsteczki I
(VII semestr Fizyki Stosowanej I)
-
Metodologia pracy naukowej
(II semestr Fizyki Stosowanej II)