Quantum Ground States as Equilibrium Particle-Vacuum Interaction States
General Physics
2012-04-10 v1
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.
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@article{arxiv.1204.1952,
title = {Quantum Ground States as Equilibrium Particle-Vacuum Interaction States},
author = {Harold E. Puthoff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.1952},
year = {2012}
}
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