Negative energy effects in processes involving bound particles: finite nuclear size effects
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2022-07-18 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
Probability of finding negative energy states in a hydrogen atom is decreased when the nucleus is extended. Reduced electron Compton wavelength is the characteristic size of the region around the nucleus where negative energy contributions to the wave function are sizeable.
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@article{arxiv.2207.07552,
title = {Negative energy effects in processes involving bound particles: finite nuclear size effects},
author = {Andrzej Czarnecki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.07552},
year = {2022}
}
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Proceedings contribution to Loops and Legs in Quantum Field Theory (LL2022)