TY - JOUR
T1 - Superheavy elements and an upper limit to the electric field strength
AU - Rafelski, Johann
AU - Fulcher, Lewis P.
AU - Greiner, Walter
PY - 1971
Y1 - 1971
N2 - An upper limit to the electric field strength, such as that of the nonlinear electrodynamics of Born and Infeld, leads to dramatic differences in the energy eigenvalues and wave functions of atomic electrons bound to superheavy nuclei. For example, the 1s12 energy level joins the lower continuum at Z=215 instead of Z=174, the value obtained when Maxwell's equations are used to determine the electric field.
AB - An upper limit to the electric field strength, such as that of the nonlinear electrodynamics of Born and Infeld, leads to dramatic differences in the energy eigenvalues and wave functions of atomic electrons bound to superheavy nuclei. For example, the 1s12 energy level joins the lower continuum at Z=215 instead of Z=174, the value obtained when Maxwell's equations are used to determine the electric field.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.27.958
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.27.958
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4243325734
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 27
SP - 958
EP - 961
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 14
ER -