Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 030402 (2006) [4 pages]Nonperturbative Calculation of Born-Infeld Effects on the Schrödinger Spectrum of the Hydrogen AtomReceived 24 June 2005; published 24 January 2006 We present the first nonperturbative calculations of the nonrelativistic hydrogen spectrum as predicted by first-quantized nonlinear Maxwell-Born-Infeld electrodynamics with point charges. Judged against empirical data our results significantly restrict the range of viable values of the new electromagnetic constant β introduced by Born. We assess Born’s own proposal for the value of β. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.030402
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.030402
PACS:
03.65.Ge, 11.10.Lm, 31.15.Ar
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