Gauge dependence of spontaneous radiation spectrum in a time-dependent relativistic non-perturbative Coulomb field

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2106.03429v3
• Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 22:15:01 GMT
• Title: Gauge dependence of spontaneous radiation spectrum in a time-dependent relativistic non-perturbative Coulomb field
• Authors: Xue-Nan Chen, Yu-hang Luo and Xiang-Song Chen
• Abstract summary: We extend the "gauge choice" problem Lamb noticed to include a time-dependent relativistic non-perturbative Coulomb field. We reveal that when taking the external field approximation, the gauge choice for this time-dependent relativistic non-perturbative Coulomb field cannot be overcome by previous method.
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• Abstract: We extend the "gauge choice" problem Lamb noticed to include a time-dependent relativistic non-perturbative Coulomb field, which can be produced by a cluster of relativistic charged particles. If adiabatic conditions are carefully maintained, such a field must be included along side the nuclear Coulomb potential when defining the atomic state. We reveal that when taking the external field approximation, the gauge choice for this time-dependent relativistic non-perturbative Coulomb field cannot be overcome by previous method, and leads to considerable gauge-dependence of the transient spontaneous radiation spectrum. We calculate explicitly with a simple one-dimensional charged harmonic oscillator that such a gauge-dependence can be of a measurable magnitude of 10 MHz or larger for the commonly used Coulomb, Lorentz, and multipolar gauges. Contrary to the popular view, we explain that this gauge dependence is not really a disaster, but actually an advantage here: The relativistic bound-state problem is so complicated that a fully quantum-field method is still lacking, thus the external field approximation cannot be derived and hence not guaranteed. However, by fitting to the experimental data, one may always define an effective external field, which may likely be parameterized with the gauge potential in a particular gauge. This effective external field would not only be of phenomenological use, but also shed light on the physical significance of the gauge field.

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