Weather Forecast for Vacuum Fluctuations in QED
High Energy Physics - Theory
2025-07-03 v3
Abstract
We provide closed analytic expressions for the Uehling and Serber contributions of the vacuum fluctuations in QED using Meijer G-functions. Our work extends recently found results by offering a novel formulation for the Uehling and Serber potentials and explores their properties in more detail. The form of these potentials is analyzed, and their relevance for precision measurements in experiments is investigated. For the Uehling potential, we connect the solution with the propagation of photons through atmospheric turbulence.
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@article{arxiv.2209.15020,
title = {Weather Forecast for Vacuum Fluctuations in QED},
author = {Maximilian Koegler and Marc Schneider},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.15020},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
10 pages, 4 figures, improved presentation, agrees with publication in Annals of Physics