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Electromagnetic Radiation Reaction and Stability of the Hydrogen-Like Atoms
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 02 (2011)·Pages 1415–1419·Published 10 November 2011·DOI10.4236/jmp.2011.211174
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Abstract
Based on a suitable linear combination of the physical and un-physical electromagnetic potentials, the radiation reaction potentials have been calculated. Through the near zone expansion of the potentials, it has been shown that in either of the relativistic and non-relativistic cases the outgoing (radiated) energy of the electrons orbiting the nucleus is substituted by incoming (electromagnetic radiation reaction) energy. This means that energy is conserved and the classical hydrogen-like atoms are stable.
KeywordsRadiation ReactionHydrogen AtomElectromagnetic PotentialsMaxwell Equations
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