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Limiting charge for electrostatic point sources

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Gärtner, P; Heinz, U; Müller, B; Greiner, W
Published in: Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei
June 1, 1981

We investigate the behaviour of the vacuum charge around a supercritical nucleus with Z>137 in dependence on the nuclear radius. The screening effects are considered in a quasiclassical approximation. We show that in the point nucleus limit the nuclear charge is screened by the vacuum charge up to Z=137. This means that the coupling strength of a point charge in QED cannot be larger than 1. The influence of the heavier leptons is also discussed. © 1981 Springer-Verlag.

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Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei

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EISSN

1434-601X

ISSN

0340-2193

Publication Date

June 1, 1981

Volume

300

Issue

2-3

Start / End Page

143 / 155

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Gärtner, P., Heinz, U., Müller, B., & Greiner, W. (1981). Limiting charge for electrostatic point sources. Zeitschrift Für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei, 300(2–3), 143–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01412291
Gärtner, P., U. Heinz, B. Müller, and W. Greiner. “Limiting charge for electrostatic point sources.” Zeitschrift Für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei 300, no. 2–3 (June 1, 1981): 143–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01412291.
Gärtner P, Heinz U, Müller B, Greiner W. Limiting charge for electrostatic point sources. Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei. 1981 Jun 1;300(2–3):143–55.
Gärtner, P., et al. “Limiting charge for electrostatic point sources.” Zeitschrift Für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei, vol. 300, no. 2–3, June 1981, pp. 143–55. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF01412291.
Gärtner P, Heinz U, Müller B, Greiner W. Limiting charge for electrostatic point sources. Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei. 1981 Jun 1;300(2–3):143–155.
Journal cover image

Published In

Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atoms and Nuclei

DOI

EISSN

1434-601X

ISSN

0340-2193

Publication Date

June 1, 1981

Volume

300

Issue

2-3

Start / End Page

143 / 155

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics