Stabilization of the charged vacuum created by very strong electrical fields in nuclear matter

Berndt Müller; Johann Rafelski

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.34.349

Stabilization of the charged vacuum created by very strong electrical fields in nuclear matter

Berndt Müller, Johann Rafelski

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The expectation value of electrical charge in charged vacuum is calculated utilizing the Thomas-Fermi model. We find almost complete screening of the nuclear charge. For any given nuclear density there is an upper bound for the electrical potential. For normal nuclear densities this value is - 250 MeV. This suggests that the vacuum is stable against spontaneous formation of heavy, charged particles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-352
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.34.349
State	Published - 1975

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