Fractatomic Physics: An Invitation with Atomic Stability and Rydberg States in Fractal Spaces

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16979v1
• Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:44:47 GMT
• Title: Fractatomic Physics: An Invitation with Atomic Stability and Rydberg States in Fractal Spaces
• Abstract summary: We identify the threshold of fractality at which Ehrenfest atomic instability emerges.<n>We study the Rydberg states of stable atoms using the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approximation.<n>We show that fractal space atoms near instability explode in size even at low-number excited state.
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• Abstract: We explore the physical quantum properties of atoms in fractal spaces, both as a theoretical generalization of normal integer-dimensional Euclidean spaces and as an experimentally realizable setting. We identify the threshold of fractality at which Ehrenfest atomic instability emerges, where the Schr\"{o}dinger equation describing the wave-function of a single electron orbiting around an atom becomes scale-free, and discuss the potential of observing this phenomena in laboratory settings. We then study the Rydberg states of stable atoms using the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approximation, along with a proposed extension for the Langer modification, in general fractal dimensionalities. We show that fractal space atoms near instability explode in size even at low-number excited state, making them highly suitable to induce strong entanglements and foster long-range many-body interactions. We argue that atomic physics in fractal spaces -- ``fractatomic physics'' -- is a rich research avenue deserving of further theoretical and experimental investigations.

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