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Stark Energy Shifts due to Quantum Gravity in RGUP Algebra

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-05-20 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the Stark effect in the hydrogen atom under an external electric field, incorporating relativistic generalized uncertainty principle (RGUP) corrections within Minkowskian spacetime and calculate the upper bound on β\beta the RGUP parameter. Employing RGUP algebra and the Stetsko-Tkachuk approximation, we derive modifications to the energy spectrum for degenerate and non-degenerate states. The perturbed Hamiltonian, modified by RGUP, enfold quantum gravitational effects. Our results reveal quantum gravitational corrections to the Stark energy spectrum in the relativistic regime, with energy shifts for non-degenerate (n=1n=1) and degenerate (n1n \neq 1) cases showing additional terms proportional to β\beta. These findings reduce to standard Stark effect results and non-relativistic GUP frameworks in the limits β0\beta\rightarrow 0 and cc \rightarrow \infty , establishing our model as a generalized framework for analyzing minimal length effects in relativistic quantum systems.

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@article{arxiv.2505.12985,
  title  = {Stark Energy Shifts due to Quantum Gravity in RGUP Algebra},
  author = {Gaurav Bhandari and S. D. Pathak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.12985},
  year   = {2025}
}