Nonperturbative Calculation of Born-Infeld Effects on the Schroedinger Spectrum of the Hydrogen Atom

Journal Article · Fri Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.030402· OSTI ID:20776964

Carley, Holly; Kiessling, Michael K.-H. ^[1]

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1. Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, 110 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 (United States)

We present the first nonperturbative calculations of the nonrelativistic hydrogen spectrum as predicted by first-quantized nonlinear Maxwell-Born-Infeld electrodynamics with point charges. Judged against empirical data our results significantly restrict the range of viable values of the new electromagnetic constant {beta} introduced by Born. We assess Born's own proposal for the value of {beta}.

• OSTI ID: 20776964
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.030402; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ATOMS
BORN-INFELD THEORY
HYDROGEN
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
POINT CHARGE
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
SPECTRA