Atomic ground state energy in multiply connected universes
1980 ◽
Vol 372
(1749)
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pp. 297-306
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We consider a hydrogen atom interacting with electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations in a variety of multiply connected universes, and calculate, to order e 2 , the shift in energy of its ground state from the value it would take in Minkowski space. The classical dipole self-interaction is also included and, for investigation, we choose universes with underlying manifolds R 1 ⊗ T 3 , R 1 ⊗ B 1 and R 1 ⊗ G 2 upon each of which we impose a flat metric. In all cases, we find the energy shift to be proportional to the atom’s static polarizability.
2001 ◽
Vol 36
(5)
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pp. 531-534
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2010 ◽
Vol 43
(47)
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pp. 474004
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1994 ◽
Vol 09
(20)
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pp. 3683-3705
1993 ◽
Vol 08
(04)
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pp. 341-348
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2004 ◽
Vol 18
(20n21)
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pp. 2887-2899
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