Modification of the hydrogen atomic spectra under the influence of a gravitational field.
Abstract
A generalization of the Dirac equation is used to study the behavior of an electron in gravitational and electromagnetic fields. A pattern is developed which describes an atom in the Schwarzschild and Robertson-Walker fields. The induced phenomena and their orders of magnitude are outlined. Conclusions are drawn concerning the ability of observing black holes and gravitational collapse.
- Publication:
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Nuovo Cimento B Serie
- Pub Date:
- March 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF02726750
- Bibcode:
- 1976NCimB..32..163T
- Keywords:
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- Atomic Spectra;
- Dirac Equation;
- Electromagnetic Fields;
- Gravitational Effects;
- Hydrogen Atoms;
- Potential Fields;
- Schwarzschild Metric;
- Black Holes (Astronomy);
- Einstein Equations;
- Energy Spectra;
- Gravitational Collapse;
- Gravitational Fields;
- Maxwell Equation;
- Perturbation Theory;
- Riemann Manifold;
- Astrophysics