Breaking paradigms : in atomic and molecular physics / Eugene Oks, Auburn University, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oks, E. A. (Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, New Jersey : World Scientific, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The book presents counterintuitive theoretical results, which were published in reputable refereed journals by the book's author and by others. These fundamental results break several paradigms of quantum mechanics and provide alternative interpretations of some important phenomena in atomic and molecular physics. First, it is shown that singular solutions of the Schrödinger and Dirac equations should not have been always rejected: they can be legitimate and necessary for explaining some experimental results, e.g., the high-energy tail of the linear momentum distribution in the ground state of hydrogenic atoms. Second, it is demonstrated that charge exchange is not really an inherently quantal phenomenon, but rather has classical roots. This result is applied to the problem of continuum lowering in plasmas. Third, it is shown that the most challenging problem of classical physics that led to the development of quantum mechanics — the failure to explain the stability of atoms — can be actually solved within a classical formalism from first principles: the fall of atomic electrons on the nucleus due to the radiative loss of the energy, which seemed to be classically unavoidable, does not occur within Dirac's generalized Hamiltonian dynamics applied to atomic physics. The underlying physics can be interpreted as a non-Einsteinian time dilation. Fourth, it is demonstrated that in two-electron atoms or ions, the spin–spin interaction, which was usually considered as an unimportant correction to the binding energy, actually makes a significant contribution to the binding energy if the singular nature of this interaction is properly taken into account."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Role of Singular Solutions of Quantal Equations in Atomic Physics; 2.1 A Long-Standing Mystery of the High-Energy Tail of the Linear Momentum Distribution in the Ground State of Hydrogen Atoms or Hydrogen-Like Ions (GSHA); 2.2 Early, Unsuccessful Attempts to Explain the Mystery; 2.3 Singular Solutions: General Results on Classes of Potentials to Which They are Applicable; 2.4 Engaging Singular Solutions for the Successful Explanation of the Mystery

2.5 Opening a Way to Test Intimate Details of the Nuclear Structure by Performing Atomic, Rather than Nuclear, ExperimentsChapter 3. Classical Description of Crossings of Energy Terms and of Charge Exchange; 3.1 Brief History and Importance of the Corresponding Studies; 3.2 Helical States of Diatomic Rydberg Quasimolecules; 3.3 Crossings of Classical Energy Terms of Diatomic Rydberg Quasimolecules; 3.4 Effects of a Static Magnetic Field: Stabilization of Diatomic Rydberg Quasimolecules

3.5 Effects of a Static Electric Field on Diatomic Rydberg Quasimolecules: Enhancement of Charge Exchange and of Ionization3.6 Effects of the Screening by Plasma Electrons on Diatomic Rydberg Quasimolecules; 3.7 Applications to CL in Plasmas; Chapter 4. Classical Stationary States and non-Einsteinian Time Dilation: Generalized Hamiltonian Dynamics (GHD); 4.1 GHD for the Motion in the Coulomb Potential; 4.2 Extending GHD to the Motion in a Modified Coulomb Potential; Chapter 5. Underestimated Role of the Singular Spin-Spin Interaction in the Binding Energy of Two-Electron Atoms/Ions

Chapter 6. The Last Observed Line in the Spectral Series of Hydrogen Lines in Magnetized Plasmas: Revision of Inglis-Teller ConceptChapter 7. Extrema in Transition Energies Resulting Not in Satellites But in Dips Within Spectral Lines; 7.1 Breaking the Paradigm and Revealing Charge-Exchange-Caused Dips (x-dips); 7.2 Classical Model of x-Dips; 7.3 Advanced Quantal Theories of x-Dips; 7.4 Practical Applications: Experimental Determinations of the Rates of Charge Exchange Between Multicharged Ions Using Observed x-Dips; 7.5 Future Prospects; Chapter 8. Conclusions

Appendix A. Classical Description of Muonic-Electronic Negative Hydrogen Ion in Circular StatesAppendix B. Helical and Circular States of Diatomic Rydberg Quasimolecules in a Laser Field; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 18, 2015).

ISBN:

981-4619-93-0

OCLC:

907289268