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Vacuum polarization and the electric charge of the positron

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Müller, B; Thoma, MH
Published in: Physical Review Letters
January 1, 1992

We show that higher-order vacuum polarization would contribute a measurable net charge to atoms, if the charges of electrons and positrons do not balance precisely. We obtain the limit Qe+Qē<10-18e for the sum of the charges of electron and positron. This also constitutes a new bound on certain violations of PCT invariance. © 1992 The American Physical Society.

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Physical Review Letters

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0031-9007

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

69

Issue

24

Start / End Page

3432 / 3434

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Müller, B., & Thoma, M. H. (1992). Vacuum polarization and the electric charge of the positron. Physical Review Letters, 69(24), 3432–3434. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3432
Müller, B., and M. H. Thoma. “Vacuum polarization and the electric charge of the positron.” Physical Review Letters 69, no. 24 (January 1, 1992): 3432–34. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3432.
Müller B, Thoma MH. Vacuum polarization and the electric charge of the positron. Physical Review Letters. 1992 Jan 1;69(24):3432–4.
Müller, B., and M. H. Thoma. “Vacuum polarization and the electric charge of the positron.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 69, no. 24, Jan. 1992, pp. 3432–34. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3432.
Müller B, Thoma MH. Vacuum polarization and the electric charge of the positron. Physical Review Letters. 1992 Jan 1;69(24):3432–3434.

Published In

Physical Review Letters

DOI

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

69

Issue

24

Start / End Page

3432 / 3434

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences