Relativistic Coulomb problem for Z larger than 137

DOI10.1142/S0217751X10049402zbMATH Open1194.81059arXiv1005.1414OpenAlexW3101204159MaRDI QIDQ3590700FDOQ3590700

Authors: A. D. Alhaidari 

Publication date: 13 September 2010

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a relativistic one-parameter Hermitian theory for the Coulomb problem with an electric charge greater than 137. In the non-relativistic limit, the theory becomes identical to the Schr"odinger-Coulomb problem for all Z. Moreover, it agrees with the Dirac-Coulomb problem to order (alph Z)^2, where alpha is the fine structure constant. The vacuum in the theory is stable and does not suffer from the "charged vacuum" problem for all Z. Moreover, transition between positive and negative energy states could be eliminated. The relativistic bound states energy spectrum and corresponding spinor wavefunctions are obtained.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.1414

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zbMATH Keywords

QED vacuumcharged vacuumhydrogen-like atomsrelativistic energy spectrum\(Z\) greater than 137Dirac-Coulombspinor bound statesstable vacuum

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Atomic physics (81V45) Relativistic dynamics for problems in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics (70H40)

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