Ground state of hydrogen as a zero-point-fluctuation-determined state

H. E. Puthoff
Phys. Rev. D 35, 3266 – Published 15 May 1987
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Abstract

We show here that, within the stochastic electrodynamic formulation and at the level of Bohr theory, the ground state of the hydrogen atom can be precisely defined as resulting from a dynamic equilibrium between radiation emitted due to acceleration of the electron in its ground-state orbit and radiation absorbed from zero-point fluctuations of the background vacuum electromagnetic field, thereby resolving the issue of radiative collapse of the Bohr atom.

  • Received 22 December 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.35.3266

©1987 American Physical Society

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H. E. Puthoff

  • Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin, Austin, Texas 78746

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Vol. 35, Iss. 10 — 15 May 1987

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