On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics
A simple transformation of field variables eliminates Coulomb forces from the theory of quantum electrodynamics. This suggests that Coulomb forces may be an emergent phenomenon rather than being fundamental. This possibility is investigated in the context of reducible quantum electrodynamics. It is...
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| description | A simple transformation of field variables eliminates Coulomb forces from the theory of quantum electrodynamics. This suggests that Coulomb forces may be an emergent phenomenon rather than being fundamental. This possibility is investigated in the context of reducible quantum electrodynamics. It is shown that states exist which bind free photon and free electron fields. The binding energy peaks in the long-wavelength limit. This makes it plausible that Coulomb forces result from the interaction of the electron/positron field with long-wavelength transversely polarized photons. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-84d4516fafff48ada563e76d4f16f4922025-02-03T05:59:16ZengWileyAdvances in High Energy Physics1687-73571687-73652017-01-01201710.1155/2017/72327987232798On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum ElectrodynamicsJan Naudts0Physics Department, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerpen, BelgiumA simple transformation of field variables eliminates Coulomb forces from the theory of quantum electrodynamics. This suggests that Coulomb forces may be an emergent phenomenon rather than being fundamental. This possibility is investigated in the context of reducible quantum electrodynamics. It is shown that states exist which bind free photon and free electron fields. The binding energy peaks in the long-wavelength limit. This makes it plausible that Coulomb forces result from the interaction of the electron/positron field with long-wavelength transversely polarized photons.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7232798 |
| spellingShingle | Jan Naudts On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics Advances in High Energy Physics |
| title | On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics |
| title_full | On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics |
| title_fullStr | On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics |
| title_short | On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics |
| title_sort | on the emergence of the coulomb forces in quantum electrodynamics |
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