Quantum mechanics, the stability of matter and quantum electrodynamics

Publication date 11 November 2004

Published in Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0401004

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Nonperturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T16) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Atomic physics (81V45) Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect (81V70)

Abstract: Much progress has been made in the last few decades in developing the necessary mathematics for understanding the full implications of the quantum-mechanical many-body problem and why the material world appears to be as stable as it is despite the serious -1/|x|singularity of the Coulomb potential that attracts negative electrons to positive atomic nuclei. Many problems remain, however, especially the understanding of the interaction of matter and the quantized radiation field discovered by Planck in 1900. A short review of some of the main topics is given.

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