Quantum ground states as equilibrium particle-vacuum interaction states

DOI10.1007/S40509-015-0055-5zbMATH Open1338.81421arXiv1204.1952OpenAlexW1598954405WikidataQ59478980 ScholiaQ59478980MaRDI QIDQ293487FDOQ293487

Authors: H. E. Puthoff 

Publication date: 9 June 2016

Published in: Quantum Studies: Mathematics and Foundations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A remarkable feature of atomic ground states is that they are observed to be radiationless in nature, despite (from a classical viewpoint) typically involving charged particles in accelerated motions. The simple hydrogen atom is a case in point. This universal groundstate characteristic is shown to derive from particle-vacuum interactions in which a dynamic equilibrium is established between radiation emission due to particle acceleration, and compensatory absorption from the zero-point fluctuations of the vacuum electromagnetic field. The result is a net radiationless ground state. This principle constitutes an overarching constraint that delineates an important feature of quantum ground states.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1952

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zbMATH Keywords

zero-point fluctuationsharmonic oscillator quantum ground stateparticle-vacuum interaction statesquantum ground statesvacuum fluctuations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum optics (81V80) Motion of charged particles (78A35) Atomic physics (81V45)

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