The "Sommerfeld Puzzle" and Its Extensions
Quantum Physics
2024-01-17 v1
Abstract
The exact agreement between the Sommerfeld (1916) and Dirac (1928) results for the energy levels of the relativistic hydrogen atom (the so-called "Sommerfeld puzzle") is analyzed and extended. Werner Heisenberg called this coincidence a `miracle' but Erwin Schroedinger described it as a fortuitous computational accident.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2401.07485,
title = {The "Sommerfeld Puzzle" and Its Extensions},
author = {Sergei K. Suslov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.07485},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
18 pages, 34 references. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2012.12467