QED Corrections to the Electromagnetic Abraham Force. Casimir Momentum of the Hydrogen atom?

We develop a QED approach to find the contribution of the quantum vacuum to the electromagnetic Abraham force. Semi-classical theories predict diverging contributions from the quantum vacuum. We show that the divergencies disappear by Kramers-Bethe mass-renormalization. The finite remainder is compared to the relativistic corrections to the Abraham force. This work generalizes an earlier paper [1], dedicated to the harmonic oscillator, to the hydrogen atom and corrects two subtle errors.

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Source https://hal.science/hal-00673343
Author van Tiggelen, B., Kawka, Sebastien, G.L.J.A., Rikken
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 27, 2026, 06:57 (UTC)
Created May 27, 2026, 06:57 (UTC)
Identifier hal-00673343
Language en
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contributor Laboratoire de physique et modélisation des milieux condensés (LPM2C) ; Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
creator van Tiggelen, B.
date 2012-02-23T00:00:00
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